Open AccessRadical resection and enucleation in Chinese adolescents with pancreatic tumors
Author(s) -
Lie Yang,
Zhibo Xie,
Cheqing Jin,
Yongjian Jiang,
Ji Li,
Feng Yang,
Quanjun Lin,
Deliang Fu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000006438
Subject(s) - medicine , enucleation , interquartile range , surgery , medical record , demographics , retrospective cohort study , neuroendocrine tumors , demography , sociology
Pancreatic tumors rarely occur in adolescents, and the appropriateness of radical resection for these patients remains controversial. Medical records were retrospectively reviewed for patients younger than 19 years who underwent radical resection or limited resection (enucleation) between 2000 and 2015. Patient demographics, clinical characteristics, operative details, growth, and survival were analyzed. During the study period, 11 adolescents (mean age, 16.18 years; standard deviation, 1.99; interquartile range, 15.0–18.0) underwent radical resection (n = 7) or enucleation (n = 4) to treat solid pseudopapillary tumors (n = 5), pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (n = 5), or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (n = 1). None of the 7 patients who underwent radical resection experienced recurrence or serious complications, while 3 of 4 patients who underwent enucleation experienced recurrence ( P = 0.02). Recurrence-free survival was slightly longer in patients who underwent radical resection, and this procedure did not appear to affect adolescent growth and development. Radical resection might be safe and effective for adolescents with pancreatic tumors.