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Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumour: Lymph Node Ratio and Ki67 Are Predictors of Recurrence After Curative Resections
Predictors of Recurrence in Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
L Boninsegna, F Panzuto, S Partelli, M Falconi, et al
20111028
2011 Nov 28
Eur J Cancer
Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumour: Lymph Node Ratio and Ki67 Are Predictors of Recurrence After Curative Resections
Eur J Cancer. 2011 Nov 28;[Epub Ahead of Print], L Boninsegna, F Panzuto, S Partelli, M Falconi, et al
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Introduction: Malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PNENs) are generally associated with a good prognosis after radical resection. In other pancreatic malignancies predictors of recurrence and the role of lymph node ratio (LNR) are well known, but both have been scarcely investigated for malignant PNETs.Methods: The prospective database from the surgical Department of Verona University was queried. Clinical and pathological data of all patients with resected malignant PNET between 1990 and...
