Table 2. Surgery and other therapy information of NENs from different anatomic sites.
| Treatment method | Total distribution (N=2010) | Gastric cardiac NENs (N=234) | Gastric body NENs (N=309) | Rectal NENs (N=595) | Pancreatic NENs (N=633) | Other NENs (N=239) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Surgery type | 1820 (100.0) | 225 (100.0) | 265 (100.0) | 533 (100.0) | 585 (100.0) | 212 (100.0) | |
| Radical surgery | 1699 (93.4) | 221 (98.2) | 246 (92.8) | 481 (90.2) | 562 (96.1) | 189 (89.2) | 0.000* |
| Palliative surgery | 121 (6.6) | 4 (1.8) | 19 (7.2) | 52 (9.8) | 23 (3.9) | 23 (10.8) | |
| Surgery method | 1699 (100.0) | 204 (100.0) | 265 (100.0) | 464 (100.0) | 555 (100.0) | 211 (100.0) | |
| Open surgery | 1446 (85.1) | 199 (97.5) | 241 (90.9) | 309 (66.6) | 507 (91.4) | 190 (90.0) | 0.000* |
| Laparoscopic surgery | 107 (6.3) | 5 (2.5) | 19 (7.2) | 23 (5.0) | 47 (8.5) | 13 (6.2) | |
| Endoscopic surgery | 146 (8.6) | 0 (0) | 5 (1.9) | 132 (28.4) | 1 (0.2) | 8 (3.8) | |
| Chemotherapy | 1967 (100.0) | 224 (100.0) | 304 (100.0) | 579 (100.0) | 627 (100.0) | 233 (100.0) | |
| Yes | 393 (20.0) | 82 (36.6) | 115 (37.8) | 72 (12.4) | 69 (11.0) | 55 (23.6) | 0.000* |
| No | 1574 (80.0) | 142 (63.4) | 189 (62.2) | 507 (87.6) | 558 (89.0) | 178 (76.4) | |
| Biotherapy | 1982 (100.0) | 231 (100.0) | 307 (100.0) | 589 (100.0) | 621 (100.0) | 234 (100.0) | |
| Yes | 195 (9.8) | 0 (0) | 6 (2.0) | 3 (0.5) | 171 (27.5) | 15 (6.4) | 0.000* |
| No | 1787 (90.2) | 231 (100.0) | 301 (98.0) | 586 (99.5) | 450 (72.5) | 219 (93.6) | |
| Target therapy | 1980 (100.0) | 226 (100.0) | 305 (100.0) | 585 (100.0) | 629 (100.0) | 235 (100.0) | |
| Yes | 14 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 6 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 6 (1.0) | 2 (0.9) | 0.004* |
| No | 1966 (99.3) | 226 (100.0) | 299 (98.0) | 585 (100.0) | 623 (99.0) | 233 (99.1) | |
| Radiotherapy | 1997 (100.0) | 231 (100.0) | 308 (100.0) | 590 (100.0) | 632 (100.0) | 236 (100.0) | |
| Yes | 43 (2.2) | 7 (3.0) | 5 (1.6) | 20 (3.4) | 5 (0.8) | 6 (2.5) | 0.024* |
| No | 1954 (97.8) | 224 (97.0) | 303 (98.4) | 570 (96.6) | 627 (99.2) | 230 (97.5) |
* Significantly different, using Mantel-Haenszel χ2 test or Fisher's exact tests.