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Abstract
The aim of the present guidance paper was to update the previous ENETS guidelines
on well‐differentiated gastric and duodenal neuroendocrine tumours (NETs), providing
practical guidance for specialists in the diagnosis and management of gastroduodenal
NETs. Type II gastric NETs, neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs), and functioning duodenal
NETs are not covered, since they will be discussed in other ENETS guidance papers.
PURPOSE Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are considered rare tumors and can produce a variety of hormones. In this study, we examined the epidemiology of and prognostic factors for NETs, because a thorough examination of neither had previously been performed. METHODS The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program registries were searched to identify NET cases from 1973 to 2004. Associated population data were used for incidence and prevalence analyses. Results We identified 35,618 patients with NETs. We observed a significant increase in the reported annual age-adjusted incidence of NETs from 1973 (1.09/100,000) to 2004 (5.25/100,000). Using the SEER 9 registry data, we estimated the 29-year limited-duration prevalence of NETs on January 1, 2004, to be 9,263. Also, the estimated 29-year limited-duration prevalence in the United States on that date was 103,312 cases (35/100,000). The most common primary tumor site varied by race, with the lung being the most common in white patients, and the rectum being the most common in Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and African American patients. Additionally, survival duration varied by histologic grade. In multivariate analysis of patients with well-differentiated to moderately differentiated NETs, disease stage, primary tumor site, histologic grade, sex, race, age, and year of diagnosis were predictors of outcome (P < .001). CONCLUSION We observed increased reported incidence of NETs and increased survival durations over time, suggesting that NETs are more prevalent than previously reported. Clinicians need to be become familiar with the natural history and patterns of disease progression, which are characteristic of these tumors.
The classification of neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) differs between organ systems and currently causes considerable confusion. A uniform classification framework for NENs at any anatomical location may reduce inconsistencies and contradictions among the various systems currently in use. The classification suggested here is intended to allow pathologists and clinicians to manage their patients with NENs consistently, while acknowledging organ-specific differences in classification criteria, tumor biology, and prognostic factors. The classification suggested is based on a consensus conference held at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in November 2017 and subsequent discussion with additional experts. The key feature of the new classification is a distinction between differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), also designated carcinoid tumors in some systems, and poorly differentiated NECs, as they both share common expression of neuroendocrine markers. This dichotomous morphological subdivision into NETs and NECs is supported by genetic evidence at specific anatomic sites as well as clinical, epidemiologic, histologic, and prognostic differences. In many organ systems, NETs are graded as G1, G2, or G3 based on mitotic count and/or Ki-67 labeling index, and/or the presence of necrosis; NECs are considered high grade by definition. We believe this conceptual approach can form the basis for the next generation of NEN classifications and will allow more consistent taxonomy to understand how neoplasms from different organ systems inter-relate clinically and genetically.
[1
] Department of Medical‐Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Digestive Disease
Unit Sant'Andrea University Hospital, ENETS Center of Excellence, Sapienza University
of Rome Rome Italy
[2
] Department of Gastroenterology Hampshire Hospitals and ENETS Center, Kings Health
Partners London London United Kingdom
[3
] Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine University of Liverpool Liverpool
UK
[4
] Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam Rotterdam
The Netherlands
[5
] Department of Medicine University Medical Center Hamburg‐Eppendorf Hamburg Germany
[6
] Department for General‐, Visceral‐, Thoracic‐ and Endocrine Surgery, Johannes‐Wesling‐Klinikum
Minden University Hospital of the Ruhr‐University Bochum Bochum Germany
[7
] Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology & Molecular Imaging Uppsala University
Uppsala Sweden
[8
] Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, Pancreatic Surgery Unit IRCCS
San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan Italy
[9
] National Centre for Neuroendocrine Tumours, ENETS Centre of Excellence, St. Vincent's
University Hospital Dublin Ireland
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