Association of a Palliative Surgical Approach to Stage IV Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms with Survival: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The role of primary tumor resection in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PanNENs) and unresectable distant metastases remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate the effect of palliative primary tumor resection (PPTR) on overall survival (OS) in this setting. We searched the MEDLINE...

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Main Authors: Marina Tsoli, Maria-Eleni Spei, Göran Wallin, Gregory Kaltsas, Kosmas Daskalakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/8/2246