Aaron T Scott1, Daniel Pelletier2, Jessica E Maxwell1, Scott K Sherman3, Kendall J Keck1, Guiying Li1, Joseph S Dillon4, Thomas M O'Dorisio4, Andrew M Bellizzi2, James R Howe5. 1. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA. 2. Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA. 3. Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. 4. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA. 5. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA. james-howe@uiowa.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The small bowel and pancreas are the most common primary sites of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) giving rise to metastatic disease. Some patients with small bowel NETs (SBNETs) present with synchronous or metachronous pancreatic NETs (PNETs), and it is unclear whether these are separate primaries or metastases from one site to the other. METHODS: A surgical NET database including patients undergoing operations for SBNETs or PNETs was reviewed. Patients with synchronous or metachronous tumors in both the small bowel and pancreas were identified, and available tissues from primary tumors and metastases were examined using a 4-gene quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) panel developed for evaluating NETs of unknown primary. RESULTS: Of 338 patients undergoing exploration, 11 had NETs in both the small bowel and pancreas. Tissues from 11 small bowel tumors, 9 pancreatic tumors, and 10 metastases were analyzed. qPCR and IHC data revealed that three patients had separate SBNET and PNET primaries, and five patients had SBNETs that metastasized to the pancreas. Pancreatic tissue was unavailable in two patients, and qPCR and IHC gave discrepant results in one patient. CONCLUSIONS: NETs in both the small bowel and pancreas were found in 3% of our patients. In nearly two-thirds of evaluable patients, the pancreatic tumor was a metastasis from the SBNET primary, while in the remaining one-third of patients it represented a separate primary. Determining the origin of these tumors can help guide the choice of systemic therapy and surgical management.
BACKGROUND: The small bowel and pancreas are the most common primary sites of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) giving rise to metastatic disease. Some patients with small bowel NETs (SBNETs) present with synchronous or metachronous pancreatic NETs (PNETs), and it is unclear whether these are separate primaries or metastases from one site to the other. METHODS: A surgical NET database including patients undergoing operations for SBNETs or PNETs was reviewed. Patients with synchronous or metachronous tumors in both the small bowel and pancreas were identified, and available tissues from primary tumors and metastases were examined using a 4-gene quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) panel developed for evaluating NETs of unknown primary. RESULTS: Of 338 patients undergoing exploration, 11 had NETs in both the small bowel and pancreas. Tissues from 11 small bowel tumors, 9 pancreatic tumors, and 10 metastases were analyzed. qPCR and IHC data revealed that three patients had separate SBNET and PNET primaries, and five patients had SBNETs that metastasized to the pancreas. Pancreatic tissue was unavailable in two patients, and qPCR and IHC gave discrepant results in one patient. CONCLUSIONS: NETs in both the small bowel and pancreas were found in 3% of our patients. In nearly two-thirds of evaluable patients, the pancreatic tumor was a metastasis from the SBNET primary, while in the remaining one-third of patients it represented a separate primary. Determining the origin of these tumors can help guide the choice of systemic therapy and surgical management.
Authors: P Mapelli; F Fallanca; A Franchini; L Albarello; E G Vanoli; S Partelli; F Muffatti; L Gianolli; M Falconi; M Picchio Journal: Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging Date: 2020-03-13 Impact factor: 9.236
Authors: Jhean Gabriel Gonzáles-Yovera; Pela J Roseboom; Marcio Concepción-Zavaleta; Isamar Gutiérrez-Córdova; Esteban Plasencia-Dueñas; María Quispe-Flores; Anthony Ramos-Yataco; Carlos Alcalde-Loyola; Frederick Massucco-Revoredo; José Paz-Ibarra; Luis Concepción-Urteaga Journal: World J Methodol Date: 2022-09-20