Do Appendiceal Neuroendocrine Tumors Metastasize Post Appendectomy or Right Hemicolectomy?
Stage IV appendiceal NETs are exceptionally rare, and distant metastases are synchronous in nearly all cases. The risk of metastatic spread after resection of local appendiceal NETs is negligible. Patients with tumors <2 cm should not be managed with completion right hemicolectomy, and the role of this operation for larger tumors is questionable. Postoperative surveillance is unlikely to be of benefit.
Authors
- Eleonora Pellè (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1947-2000)
- Taymeyah Al‐Toubah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1488-2414)
- Jonathan Strosberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8405-218X)
- Mintallah Haider
- Maria Grazia Maratta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8057-6629)
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Moffitt Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2024.7069
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57