Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas: Degree of cystic component predicts prognosis
Cloyd JM, Kopecky KE, Norton JA, Kunz PL, Fisher GA, Visser BC, Dua MM, Park WG, Poultsides GA. Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas: Degree of cystic component predicts prognosis. Surgery 2016, 160: 708-713. PMID: 27216830, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsRecurrence-free survivalNeuroendocrine tumorsCystic tumorCystic componentSolid tumorsTumor sizeSingle academic medical centerMost pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsFavorable clinicopathologic featuresSynchronous liver metastasesLymph node positivityLymph node metastasisTotal tumor sizeHigh gradeCross-sectional imagingAcademic medical centerSynchronous liverImmediate resectionLiver metastasesMetastatic diseaseNode positivityOperative resectionClinicopathologic characteristics