Long-term Follow-up of Small Nonfunctioning Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Diagnosed Using Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine-needle Aspiration

INTERNAL MEDICINE(2023)

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Objective Clinical practice guidelines in Japan recommend surgery for all nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NF-PNETs), regardless of their size or associated symptoms. Because pancreatic resection is highly invasive, follow-up for small NF-PNETs is often chosen in clinical practice. However, the natural history of NF-PNET remains poorly understood. We aimed to examine the natural history of pathologically confirmed NF-PNET. Methods This single-center retrospective case series investigated NF-PNETs that were pathologically diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) at our hospital between 2014 and 2018. Patients who were followed up without treatment due to their general condition or their wish were included in the study. Patients' background characteristics, imaging findings, pathological findings, and longterm prognoses were investigated using medical records.Results Overall, 26 patients were diagnosed with NF-PNET by EUS-FNA during the observation period. Of these, 9 patients (3 men and 6 women; median age: 64 years old) were followed up without treatment. All of these patients were asymptomatic, and localization was noticed in 3 cases in the head, body, and tail (1 each), with a median size of 12 (range: 4-18) mm. Neuroendocrine tumor (Grade 1 [G1]) was pathologically diagnosed in all patients with EUS-FNA. The median observation period was 63 (range: 26-90) months. Tumor growth and distant metastasis were not observed in any of the nine patients who remained asymptomatic.Conclusion Follow-up is a feasible option for asymptomatic NF-PNET <20 mm in size with a pathological grade of G1.
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nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors,EUS-FNA,natural history
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