Non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: emerging trends in incidence and mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our aim was to determine the epidemiology and recent changes in the trends of non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (NF-pNETs) at the population level. In addition, we explored the risk factors that are associated with survival duration.

Methods

Cases were identified form the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Programme database from 2000 to 2014. Data on incidence and incidence-based (IB) mortality for NF-pNET were obtained from this database. Secular trends in age-adjusted incidence and IB mortality were determined by using the Joinpoint Regression program. Data analyses were performed using chi-square tests, Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards regression.

Results

Overall, 4766 patients diagnosed with NF-pNET with a

SUBMITTER: Wu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6454719 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature