Minimally invasive versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: An analysis from the U.S. neuroendocrine tumor study group.

CONCLUSION: Patients undergoing MIDP over ODP in the treatment of pNET had comparable oncologic surgical metrics, as well as similar long-term OS. PMID: 31001868 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Source: Ann Oncol - July 21, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Zhang XF, Lopez-Aguiar AG, Poultsides G, Makris E, Rocha F, Kanji Z, Weber S, Fields R, Krasnick BA, Idrees K, Smith PM, Cho C, Schmidt CR, Maithel SK, Pawlik TM, United States Neuroendocrine Tumor Study Group Tags: J Surg Oncol Source Type: research