Background And Objectives: We classified the extent of mesenteric mass (MM) involvement that predicts challenging mesenteric lymph node dissection (mLND) by minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for ileal neuroendocrine tumors (i-NETs).
Methods: Patients who underwent surgery for i-NETs were retrospectively reviewed. MM involvement was classified as region-0: no MM; region-1: >2 cm from the origins of the ileocolic artery/vein; region-2: ≤2 cm from the origins; and region-3: more proximal superior mesenteric artery/vein.
Background And Objectives: We developed objective measurements of preoperative and residual tumor volume, and debulking rate, to evaluate their prognostic value for neuroendocrine liver metastasis (NELM).
Methods: Seventy-three patients who underwent surgery for NELM were analyzed retrospectively. Indices of preoperative and postoperative residual tumor volume (pre-volume index [VI] and post-VI) were calculated as the sum of the cubes of individual tumor diameters on preoperative and postoperative imaging, respectively.
Background And Objectives: Ileal neuroendocrine tumors (i-NETs) frequently metastasize to mesenteric lymph nodes and the liver. Regional lymphadenopathy is associated with desmoplasia of the mesentery forming a large mesenteric mass (LMM). Although the latest American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM staging (8th edition) defined LMM >2 cm as N2, the prognostic impact of LMM is ill-defined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Using data from four tertiary referral centers in the U.S., we assessed real-world treatment patterns and clinical outcomes of patients with advanced lung neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We assessed treatment patterns and outcomes of patients with advanced gastrointestinal (GI) neuroendocrine tumors (NET) at four large tertiary referral centers in the U.S.
Patients And Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of patients aged ≥18 years at advanced GI NET diagnosis, treated between July 2011 and December 2014.