Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
BJS Open. 2021 Jul 6;5(4). doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab062.
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (Pan-NETs) are rare tumours that often present with or develop liver metastases. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate liver surgery and thermal hepatic ablation (THA) of Pan-NET liver metastases and to compare the outcomes with those of a control group.
Patients with Pan-NET treated in Uppsala University Hospital and Sahlgrenska University Hospital from 1995-2018 were included. Patient records were scrutinized for baseline parameters, survival, treatment and complications.
Some 108 patients met the criteria for inclusion; 57 patients underwent treatment with liver surgery or THA and 51 constitute the control group. Median follow-up was 3.93 years. Five-year survival in the liver surgery/THA group was 70.6 (95 per cent c.i. 0.57 to 0.84) per cent versus 42.4 (95 per cent c.i. 40.7 to 59.1) per cent in the control group (P = 0.016) and median survival was 9.1 (95 per cent c.i. 6.5 to 11.7) versus 4.3 (95 per cent c.i. 3.4-5.2) years. In a multivariable analysis, surgery or THA was associated with a decreased death-years rate (hazard ratio 0.403 (95 per cent c.i. 0.208 to 0.782, P = 0.007).
Liver surgery and/or THA was associated with longer overall survival in Pan-NET with acceptable mortality and morbidity rates. These treatments should thus be considered in Pan-NET patients with reasonable tumour burden in an intent to alleviate symptoms and to improve survival.
胰腺神经内分泌肿瘤(Pan-NETs)是罕见的肿瘤,常伴有或发展为肝转移。本回顾性研究旨在评估 Pan-NET 肝转移的肝切除术和热肝消融(THA),并与对照组的结果进行比较。
纳入了 1995 年至 2018 年在乌普萨拉大学医院和萨尔格伦斯卡大学医院接受治疗的 Pan-NET 患者。检查了患者的基线参数、生存、治疗和并发症的病历记录。
共有 108 例患者符合纳入标准;57 例患者接受了肝切除术或 THA 治疗,51 例为对照组。中位随访时间为 3.93 年。肝切除术/THA 组的 5 年生存率为 70.6%(95%可信区间 0.57 至 0.84),对照组为 42.4%(95%可信区间 40.7 至 59.1)(P=0.016),中位生存时间分别为 9.1 年(95%可信区间 6.5 至 11.7)和 4.3 年(95%可信区间 3.4-5.2)。多变量分析显示,手术或 THA 与降低死亡年率相关(风险比 0.403(95%可信区间 0.208 至 0.782,P=0.007))。
对于 Pan-NET 患者,肝切除术和/或 THA 与总体生存率延长相关,死亡率和发病率可接受。因此,对于肿瘤负荷合理的 Pan-NET 患者,应考虑这些治疗方法,以减轻症状和提高生存率。