Multi-institutional assessment of the prevalence of neuroendocrine tumors in children undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis in the United States. | Read by QxMD (original) (raw)
Suhail Zeineddin, Jennifer H Aldrink, Jakob Bering, David W Hoyt, Zachary J Kastenberg, Joseph Brungardt, Roshni Dasgupta, Hannah N Rinehardt, Marcus M Malek, Ioannis A Ziogas, Jonathan P Roach, Brian T Craig, David H Rothstein, Timothy B Lautz
As non-operative management of acute appendicitis in children has become more common, missed incidental appendiceal pathology can be an unintended consequence. We assessed the prevalence of neuroendocrine tumors in appendectomy specimens from eight US children's hospitals from 2012 to 2021. The prevalence of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) was found to be 1:271, with a median age of 14 years and 62% female. Most tumors were small (median 6 mm; interquartile range [IQR]: 3-10), and no recurrence was noted during the follow-up period (median 22.5 months; IQR: 3-53). The possibility of delayed diagnosis of these tumors should be part of the discussion for non-operative management of pediatric acute appendicitis.
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