Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Radiographic Calcifications Correlate with Grade and Metastasis
Poultsides GA, Huang LC, Chen Y, Visser BC, Pai RK, Brooke Jeffrey R, Park WG, Chen AM, Kunz PL, Fisher GA, Norton JA. Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Radiographic Calcifications Correlate with Grade and Metastasis. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 19: 2295-2303. PMID: 22396008, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2305-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenoma, Islet CellAdultAgedCalcinosisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastrinomaHumansInsulinomaLiver NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Multiple PrimaryNeuroendocrine TumorsPancreatectomyPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesStomach NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsSynchronous liver metastasesLymph node metastasisLiver metastasesNode metastasisOverall survivalRadiographic calcificationsHigh-grade pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsComputed tomography correlateIntermediate tumor gradeRegional lymph nodesPreoperative computed tomographyPresence of calcificationCurative intentFormal pancreatectomyMethodsFrom 1998Surgical resectionIndependent predictorsLymph nodesPrognostic significanceCalcified tumorClinicopathologic variablesNeuroendocrine tumorsPrimary tumorTumor grade