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Table 4 Main characteristics and treatments of GEP-NETs in our series of MEN1 patients

From: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1: extensive analysis of a large database of Florentine patients

GEP-NETs

Patients

n. (%)

Clinical presentation

Surgery

Pharmacological treatment

FTs

n. (%)

NFTs (including PPoma)

n. (%)

Combination of FT and NFT

n. (%)

No surgery

n. (%)

WP

n. (%)

Enucleation or PPR

n. (%)

(SSAs)

n. (%)

Radionuclide therapy with (177)Lu-DOTATATE

n. (%)

Total patients with GEP-NETs

86 (59.31%)

47 (32.41%)

- 28 gastrinomas alone (19.31%)

- 13 insulinomas alone (8.97%)

- 2 VIPomas alone (1.38%)

- 3 gastrinoma-insulinoma (2.07%)

- 1 gastrinoma-glucagonoma (0.69%)

30 (20.69%)

- 28 pNFTs (19.31%)

- 1 PPoma (0.69%)

- 1 pNFT-gastric NF NET (0.69%)

9 (6.21%)

- 9 gastrinoma-PNFTs (6.21%)

41 (47.67%)

17 (19.77%)

28 (32.56%)

18 (20.93%)

2 (2.36%)

A GEP-NET as first clinical manifestation

20 (13.79%)

18 (12.41%)

- 9 gastrinomas (6.21%)

- 8 insulinomas (5.52%)

- 1 VIPoma (0.69%)

2 (1.38%)

- 1 PPoma (0.69%)

- 1 gastric NF NET (0.69%)

0

5 (5.81%)

6 (6.98%)

9 (10.47%)

4 (4.65%)

1 (1.16%)

Index cases (probands)

65 (44.83%)

39 (26.90%)

- 22 gastrinomas alone (15.17%)

- 11 insulinomas alone (7.59%)

- 2 VIPomas alone (1.38%)

- 3 gastrinoma-insulinoma (2.07%)

- 1 gastrinoma-glucagonoma (0.69%)

17 (11.72%)

- 16 pNFTs (11.03%)

- 1 pNFT-gastric NF NET (0.69%)

9 (6.21%)

- 9 gastrinoma-PNFTs (6.21%)

25 (29.07%)

17 (19.77%)

23 (26.74%)

12 (13.95%)

2 (2.36%)

Relatives

21 (14.48%)

8 (5.52%)

- 6 gastrinomas alone (4.14%)

- 2 insulinomas alone (1.38%)

13 (8.97%)

- 12 pNFTs (8.28%)

- 1 PPoma (0.69%)

0

16 (18.60%)

0

5 (5.81%)

6 (6.98%)

0

  1. Footnotes: N number, FTs Functioning tumours, NFTs Non-functioning tumours, pNFTs pancreatic non-functioning tumours, NET Neuroendocrine tumours, WP Whipple’s procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy; removal of the head of the pancreas, the duodenum, the proximal jejunum, gallbladder, and part of the stomach), PPR Partial pancreas resection (partial pancreatoctomy), SSAs somatostatin analogues (octreotide or lanreotide)
  2. Percentages of clinical presentation were calculated with respect to MEN1 clinically affected patients (145). Percentages of surgery and pharmacological treatments were calculated with respect to GEP-NET affected patients (86)