Open AccessOutcomes for a Large Cohort of Patients with Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumors: an Analysis of the National Cancer Database
Author(s) -
Beiqun Zhao,
Hannah M. Hollandsworth,
Nicole Lopez,
Lisa Parry,
Benjamin Abbadessa,
Bard Cosman,
Sonia Ramamoorthy,
Samuel Eisenstein
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.168
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1873-4626
pISSN - 1091-255X
DOI - 10.1007/s11605-020-04525-6
Subject(s) - medicine , neuroendocrine tumors , proportional hazards model , cohort , colorectal cancer , lymph node , hazard ratio , lymphovascular invasion , survival analysis , log rank test , cancer , oncology , gastroenterology , confidence interval , metastasis
Rectal neuroendocrine tumors comprise 20% of neuroendocrine tumors in the alimentary tract, but there is controversy surrounding the optimal management of this disease. The purpose of this study is to better define treatment for patients with rectal neuroendocrine tumors.