
doi: 10.1002/jso.26621
pmid: 34333785
AbstractBackground and ObjectivesLow‐grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMNs) are generally treated by surgical resection, but posttreatment surveillance protocols are not well‐established. The objectives of this study were to characterize posttreatment surveillance and determine the risk of recurrence following surgical resection of LAMN.MethodsPatients who underwent surgical resection of localized LAMNs in an 11‐hospital regional healthcare system from 2000 to 2019 were identified. Posttreatment surveillance regimens were characterized, and rates of disease recurrence were evaluated.ResultsA total of 114 patients with LAMNs were identified. T‐category was pTis for 92 patients (80.7%), pT3 for 7 (6.1%), pT4a for 14 (12.3%), and pT4b for 1 (0.9%). Two patients (1.8%) had a positive resection margin. Posttreatment surveillance was performed for 39 (34.2%) patients and consisted of office visits for 32 (82%) patients, computerized tomography imaging for 30 (77%), magnetic resonance imaging for 5 (13%), colonoscopy for 15 (38%), and serum tumor marker measurement for 12 (31%). After a mean follow‐up duration of 4.7 years, no patients experienced tumor recurrence.ConclusionsPosttreatment surveillance is common among patients with LAMNs. However, no patients experienced tumor recurrence, regardless of T‐category or margin status, suggesting that routine surveillance following surgical resection of LAMN may be unnecessary.
Male, Office Visits, Colonoscopy, Continuity of Patient Care, Middle Aged, Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Appendiceal Neoplasms, CA-125 Antigen, Biomarkers, Tumor, Appendectomy, Humans, Female, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Follow-Up Studies
Male, Office Visits, Colonoscopy, Continuity of Patient Care, Middle Aged, Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Appendiceal Neoplasms, CA-125 Antigen, Biomarkers, Tumor, Appendectomy, Humans, Female, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Follow-Up Studies
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