Clinical features and outcomes of appendiceal neuroendocrine tumours: 10 year audit from the Irish NET Centre of Excellence.
NET
appendix
neuroendocrine tumour
Journal
Journal of neuroendocrinology
ISSN: 1365-2826
Titre abrégé: J Neuroendocrinol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8913461
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Historique:
revised:
18
07
2023
received:
18
05
2023
accepted:
25
07
2023
pubmed:
14
8
2023
medline:
14
8
2023
entrez:
14
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Appendiceal neuroendocrine tumours (aNETs) are rare neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract often diagnosed incidentally at the time of appendicectomy. Appendicectomy is considered curative in the majority of cases but guidelines recommend right-sided hemicolectomy (RHC) for those with specific high-risk features despite no data supporting a survival benefit. We performed a retrospective search of multi-disciplinary tumour board and pathology databases from 2012 to 2022 to identify cases of aNET treated at our centre. Follow-up data were obtained from the electronic healthcare records. A total of 142 cases of aNET were included for analysis. Mean age at presentation was 34, of which 76% were female and 92% of aNETs were located in the tip/middle of the appendix; 90% were grade 1, and 93% had R0 resection. Tumour size was <1 cm in 54%, 1-2 cm in 36%, >2 cm in 9%. A total of 43 patients (30%) underwent RHC with lymph node metastases identified in 16 (37%). Lymph node metastases were associated with tumour size >2 cm (p = .008) and higher tumour grade (p = .041) on multivariate analysis. For aNET 1-2 cm, lymph node metastases were identified in 7/22 who had RHC (32%) with tumour grade the only significant risk factor (p = .046). Distant metastases were identified in 2 cases (1%), diagnosed synchronously and associated with grade 2 tumours. Overall survival for those with lymph node metastases was 100% after a median 4 years. Progression-free survival was 93%, with a single case of disease progression associated with synchronous distant metastases at initial diagnosis. Lymph node metastases in aNET are associated with higher tumour grade and tumour size >2 cm. Disease progression in the setting of lymph node metastases is rare. The significance of lymph node metastases and need for completion RHC remains uncertain.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e13329Informations de copyright
© 2023 British Society for Neuroendocrinology.
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