Table 4.
Surveillance protocol after curative resection of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (panNET) with Ki76 < 20%
Yearly follow-up | Additional follow-up | Frequency | Duration (years) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Low-risk patientsa | Clinical assessment imagingb | – | Yearly | ≥ 5 |
High-risk patientsa | Clinical assessment imagingb | Clinical assessment laboratory testsc | Every 6 months | 10 |
aRisk stratification either through the newly proposed Ki67 distribution, or more accurately through the modified version of the recurrence score by Genç et al.7
bAlternating between anatomic and nuclear methods
cChromogranin A