Risk factors for lymph node metastasis and indication of local resection in duodenal neuroendocrine tumors.
Eisuke NakaoKen NamikawaToshiaki HirasawaKaoru NakanoYoshitaka TokaiShoichi YoshimizuYusuke HoriuchiAkiyoshi IshiyamaToshiyuki YoshioSouya NunobeJunko FujisakiPublished in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2022)
Tumor size ≥10 mm, positive LVI, and 0-Is morphology were significant risk factors for LNM. We demonstrated that ER is feasible and could be safely applied for DNETs <5 mm, and LECS could be applied for DNETs 5-10 mm in size.