[Surgical prognostic factors of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP NET)]. / Tumor neuroendocrino gastroenteropancreático. Factores pronósticos quirúrgicos.

OBJECTIVE: to determine surgical prognostic variables from a retrospective cohort of histopathologically confirmed gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NET) in Mexican subjects. METHODS: consecutive patients treated for GEP-NET from 1999 through 2007 at Oncological Hospital were included. Demographic, clinical variables, disease-free survival were retrieved. RESULTS: forty-eight patients were included, 29 (60.4 %) female with a mean age of 54 years. Overall survival time was 43.7 months and disease-free survival was 33 months. Negative statistically significant overall survival time predictors were 2 and 3 histological types (HR 5.5. CI 2.0-21, p = 0.0001), tumor size > 2 cm (HR 8.8, CI 1 .29-75, p = 0.002), the presence of metastasis (HR 2.4, CI 1.2-9.6, p = 0.0001) and tumor resectability (HR 9.8, CI 2.9-40.2, p = 0.0001). For the disease-free period, only the histological type (2 or 3) was a negative outcome variable. CONCLUSIONS: histological type, tumor size, the presence of metastasis, and tumor non resectability were significant survival predictors.

Resectability of primary gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor as a prognostic factor for survival.

BACKGROUND: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) originate from gastrointestinal cells and pancreas; most are benign or well-differentiated. GEP-NET treatment objectives are tumor resection and reduction of tumor growth and dissemination, as well as symptom amelioration. We undertook this study to identify prognostic factors among patients with GEP-NETs. METHODS: A total of 48 patients with histopathological diagnosis of GEP-NET were examined. Dependent variables were disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival rates. Independent variables were age, gender, primary tumor size, resectability, metastatic disease, and histological degree. RESULTS: In 48 patients (60.4% female, 39.6% male, median age 54 years), overall survival rate was 43.7%, and DFS was 33 months. The most common location was gastric. Factors related with the poorest prognosis were histological degree types 2 and 3, tumors >2 cm, metastatic disease, and primary tumor irresectability. For DFS, the only adverse factor was histological degree. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with recurrence of GEP-NET had a poorer prognosis. Complete resection of the lesion with negative margins is the most determining prognostic factor for overrall survival in patients with GEP-NET.