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Original Article

Clinicopathological characteristics of biliary neuroendocrine neoplasms: a multicenter study

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Pages 437-441 | Received 26 Oct 2016, Accepted 12 Nov 2016, Published online: 07 Dec 2016
 

Abstract

Objectives: This study assessed the clinicopathological features, therapeutic approaches, and prognosis of patients with biliary neuroendocrine neoplasm (NENs).

Materials and methods: Multicenter retrospective study of patients with biliary tract NENs in the gallbladder, the extrahepatic bile duct, or the ampulla of Vater between 2005 and 2014.

Results: Total of 43 patients were included in the study. The median age was 62 years (range: 29–84 years) and 58.1% of the patients were male. The tumors occurred in the gallbladder (n = 11), the extrahepatic bile duct (n = 5) or the ampulla of Vater (n = 27). The liver was the most common metastatic site. Based on the 2010 World Health Organization classification, more patients with gallbladder NENs (11/11 (100%)) had neuroendocrine carcinoma G3 than those with NENs in the ampulla of Vater (10/27 (37.1%)). The median progression free survival time (39.3 vs 5.1 months, p = 0.001) and median overall survival time (46.9 vs 7.9 months, p < 0.001) were significantly longer in patients with ampulla of Vater NENs than gallbladder NENs. A 2010 World Health Organization classification of neuroendocrine carcinoma G3 was independently related to poor overall survival (hazard ratio (HR), 27.1; 95% confidence intervals (CI), 2.81-260.68; p = 0.004).

Conclusion: The 2010 World Health Organization classification of neuroendocrine carcinoma G3 was the only factor related to poor prognosis in patients with biliary neuroendocrine neoplasms.

Acknowledgements

This study was conducted as a part of the Korean Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Registry research projects of ‘The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer (KSGC)’.

Disclosure statement

Conflict of interest relevant to this article was not reported.

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