Pier Luigi Filosso1, Xiaopan Yao2, Usman Ahmad3, Yilei Zhan2, James Huang3, Enrico Ruffini4, William Travis5, Marco Lucchi6, Andreas Rimner7, Alberto Antonicelli8, Francesco Guerrera4, Frank Detterbeck8. 1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, Torino, Italy. Electronic address: pierluigi.filosso@unito.it. 2. Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. 3. Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. 4. Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, Torino, Italy. 5. Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. 6. Division of Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac and Thoracic Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy. 7. Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. 8. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Primary neuroendocrine tumors of the thymus (TNET) are exceedingly rare. We studied a large series of TNET identified through the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons databases. METHODS: This was a retrospective multicenter study of patients undergoing operation for TNET between 1984 and 2012. Outcome measures were: overall survival (OS) and cumulative incidence of recurrences (CIR). OS was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method and CIR was analyzed using competing risk analysis. Associations with clinical and prognostic factors for OS and CIR were evaluated using the log rank test and Gray test. RESULTS: Two hundred five patients with TNET were treated: 25 patients received induction therapy (19 chemotherapy [CT] and 6 radiotherapy [RT]). Data about resection status were available in 47% of cases: complete resection was performed in 52 patients (54%). Masaoka-Koga stages I, II, III, and IV were observed in 12, 33, 56, and 47 patients, respectively. Atypical carcinoid was the commonest histologic subtype (71 cases; 40%). One hundred one patients with TNET received adjuvant treatment; 52 patients died and 36 experienced a recurrence. The median OS was 7.5 years; 5-year OS was 68%, and 5-year CIR was 39%. OS was significantly influenced by Masaoka-Koga stage (P = .02) and completeness of resection (P = .03). CIR significantly increased in high Masaoka-Koga stages (P = .04). Histologic subtype was not associated with either OS or CIR. CONCLUSIONS: Our results confirm the high biologic aggressiveness of these rare neoplasms; pathologic stage and completeness of resection were demonstrated to be strong prognostic factors, whereas histology did not influence patients outcome.
OBJECTIVE:Primary neuroendocrine tumors of the thymus (TNET) are exceedingly rare. We studied a large series of TNET identified through the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons databases. METHODS: This was a retrospective multicenter study of patients undergoing operation for TNET between 1984 and 2012. Outcome measures were: overall survival (OS) and cumulative incidence of recurrences (CIR). OS was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method and CIR was analyzed using competing risk analysis. Associations with clinical and prognostic factors for OS and CIR were evaluated using the log rank test and Gray test. RESULTS: Two hundred five patients with TNET were treated: 25 patients received induction therapy (19 chemotherapy [CT] and 6 radiotherapy [RT]). Data about resection status were available in 47% of cases: complete resection was performed in 52 patients (54%). Masaoka-Koga stages I, II, III, and IV were observed in 12, 33, 56, and 47 patients, respectively. Atypical carcinoid was the commonest histologic subtype (71 cases; 40%). One hundred one patients with TNET received adjuvant treatment; 52 patients died and 36 experienced a recurrence. The median OS was 7.5 years; 5-year OS was 68%, and 5-year CIR was 39%. OS was significantly influenced by Masaoka-Koga stage (P = .02) and completeness of resection (P = .03). CIR significantly increased in high Masaoka-Koga stages (P = .04). Histologic subtype was not associated with either OS or CIR. CONCLUSIONS: Our results confirm the high biologic aggressiveness of these rare neoplasms; pathologic stage and completeness of resection were demonstrated to be strong prognostic factors, whereas histology did not influence patients outcome.
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Authors: Pier Luigi Filosso; Xiaopan Yao; Enrico Ruffini; Usman Ahmad; Alberto Antonicelli; James Huang; Francesco Guerrera; Federico Venuta; Dirk van Raemdonck; William Travis; Marco Lucchi; Andreas Rimner; Pascal Thomas; Walter Weder; Gaetano Rocco; Frank Detterbeck; Robert Korst Journal: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg Date: 2016-03-31 Impact factor: 4.191