Patient Characteristics
Patient no. | Primary | Sex | Age at study inclusion (y) | Time since diagnosis (mo) | Primary resected? | Ki67 percentage | Syndrome | TNM* | Metastases | 18F-FDG |
1 | Cecum | M | 58 | 195 | Yes | Not performed | Carcinoid | IV | Carcinomatosis | Positive |
2 | Duodenum | F | 50 | 97 | Yes | 1 | Gastrinoma | R0 | Negative | |
3 | CUP | M | 44 | 16 | No | 5 | Carcinoid | IV | Peritoneum | Not performed |
4 | Ileum | M | 62 | 9 | Yes | 3 | None | R1 | Not performed | |
5 | Ileum | M | 63 | 88 | Yes | 3 | Carcinoid | IV | Lymph nodes | Negative |
6 | CUP | F | 40 | 23 | No | 5 | Carcinoid | IV | Liver | Negative |
7 | Pancreas | M | 72 | 2 | No | 7 | None | IV | Liver, bones | Not performed |
8 | Lower small intestine | F | 51 | 92 | Yes | 3 | Carcinoid | IV | Liver, breasts | Negative |
9 | CUP | M | 81 | 3 | No | 10 | Carcinoid | IV | Liver, peritoneum | Positive |
10 | Ileum | M | 64 | 10 | Yes | 1 | None | IV | Lymph nodes | Not performed |
11 | CUP | M | 64 | 38 | No | 4 | Carcinoid | IV | Liver | Positive |
12 | Ileum | M | 72 | 6 | No | 10 | Carcinoid | IV | Liver, bones, lymph nodes | Not performed |
13 | Bronchogenic NET | F | 44 | 103 | No | 5 | Carcinoid | IV | Lungs, lymph nodes | Positive |
14 | CUP | M | 76 | 3 | No | 7 | Carcinoid | IV | Liver | Positive |
↵* TNM stage before study inclusion according to most recent classifications of European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society and American Joint Committee on Cancer/International Union Against Cancer.
R0 resection = complete resection, no microscopic residual tumor; CUP = cancer of unknown primary; R1 resection = microscopic residual tumor.