• Department of Surgical Oncology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China;
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Objective  To investigate the clinicopathologic features and effect of surgical treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma(PNEC).
Methods  Clinical data of 31 patients with PNEC treated from Jan. 2008 to Mar. 2012 in our hospital were analyzed,and the expressions of protein CgA,Syn,CD56,CK,VEGF,and Ki-67 were detected by immunohistochemical method. The differences of survival rate and time between radical excision group and palliative surgery group were analyzed by log-rank test.
Results  Of the 31 patients,22 patients received radical resection and 9 patients received palliative surgery. The positive expression rate of protein CgA,Syn,CD56,CK,and VEGF was 64.52%(20/31),100%(31/31),77.42%(24/31),90.32%(28/31),90.32%(28/31),respectively. According to the percentage of Ki-67 positive cells, 14(45.16%) patients expressed less than 3%,7(22.58%) patients expressed between 3% and 20%, and 10(32.26%)patients expressed more than 20%. The survival rate and time of radical resection group were significantly higher and longer than palliative surgery group(P<0.001).
Conclusions  PNEC is a high potential malignancy and demonstrates aggressive biological behavior. Radical resection can improve the prognosis of patients with PNEC.

Citation: LI Chenggang,LIU Rong,ZHAO Zhiming,HU Minggen,.. Clinicopathologic Features and Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2012, 19(10): 1044-1047. doi: Copy