HEALTH-AFFAIRS

Volume 9 Issue 4

Gastric Mixed Neuroendocrine Non-Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Western Center Case Series

Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille Ramos,Marina Alessandra Pereira,Arthur Youssif Mota Arabi,Melissa Mello Mazepa,Andre Roncon Dias,Ulysses Ribeiro, Jr.,Bruno Zilberstein andSergio Carlos Nahas

Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto do Cancer, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 01246-000, Brazil
 
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Abstract

Background: Mixed neuroendocrine non-neuroendocrine neoplasms (MiNENs) represent a rare tumor composed of adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine carcinoma components. This study reports a case series of gastric MiNEN and discusses issues related to its diagnosis, management, and outcomes. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from patients with gastric MiNEN who underwent surgical resection at our service from 2009 to 2020. Patients with gastric adenocarcinoma served as a comparison group. Clinical, pathologic, and surgical characteristics were compared. Results: During the selected period, 5 gastric MiNEN patients and 597 patients with gastric adenocarcinoma were included. Among the clinical variables, age, sex, BMI, and laboratory exams were similar between the two groups. Only ASA classification was different (p = 0.015). Pathological variables such as tumor size, lymphovascular invasion, number of retrieved lymph nodes, and pTNM staging were also similar between both groups. Lastly, early surgical outcomes and long-term survival did not differ between gastric MiNEN and adenocarcinoma patients. Conclusion: A MiNEN is a rare tumor that represents less than 1% of GC patients undergoing curative treatment, and demonstrated clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes similar to gastric adenocarcinoma.
Keywords: stomach neoplasmsmixed non-neuroendocrine neuroendocrine neoplasmsMiNENsmixed adeno-neuroendocrine carcinomaMANEC
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