Surgical treatment and survival in patients with liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumors: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

ABSTRACT: Introduction. The role of hepatic resection in patients with liver metastases from gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) is still poorly defined. Therefore, we examined the results obtained with surgical resection and other locoregional or systemic therapies by reviewing the recent literature on this topic. We performed the meta-analysis for comparing surgical resection of hepatic metastases with other treatments. Materials and Methods. In this systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies, the literature search was undertaken between 1990 and 2012 looking for studies evaluating the different survivals between patients treated with surgical resection of hepatic metastases and with other surgical or nonsurgical therapies. The studies were evaluated for quali

SUBMITTER: Bacchetti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3590743 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature