Outcomes for a Large Cohort of Patients with Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumors: an Analysis of the National Cancer Database.

Beiqun ZhaoHannah M HollandsworthNicole E LopezLisa A ParryBenjamin AbbadessaBard C CosmanSonia L RamamoorthySamuel Eisenstein

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2020)

There is a significant difference in overall survival between patients who underwent local excision versus observation alone. Excision of the tumor should be offered to all patients with rectal neuroendocrine tumors who are appropriate surgical candidates, regardless of the tumor size.

Keyphrases

neuroendocrine tumors
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
rectal cancer
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
metabolic syndrome
patient reported outcomes
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
free survival
patient reported
adverse drug