TABLE I.
Patient characteristics
| Splenectomy (n = 95) |
Nonsplenectomy (n = 91) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age at surgery, y, median (range) | 58 (25-85) | 66 (19-88) |
| Sex, percent female (n) | 69% (66) | 47% (43) |
| BMI, median (range) | 25.2 (17.4-516) | 25.5 (16.7-38.0) |
| Follow up, y (range) | 2.67 (0.088-7.6) | 4.68 (0.16-7.10) |
| Deceased, percent (n) | 26% (25) | 45% (41) |
| Cancer, n | ||
| Adenocarcinoma: heada | 0 | 47 |
| Adenocarcinoma: tail | 22 | 0 |
| Neuroendocrine tumor: head | 1 | 12 |
| Neuroendocrine tumor: tail | 20 | 0 |
| Other tumorsb | 17 | 2 |
| Noncancer, n | ||
| Pancreatic cysts | 16 | 5 |
| Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm | 14 | 19 |
| Other pathologiesc | 5 | 6 |
| Node positive, percent (n) | 34% (32) | 36% (34) |
| Tumor, percent (n) | ||
| Locally advancedd | 19% (18) | 37% (34) |
| Distant metastasise | 20% (19) | 10% (9) |
a
Including adenocarcinomas of the extrahepatic bile duct, common bile duct, intrapancreatic bile duct, papilla of Vater, and duodenum.
b
Including melanoma, ovarian cancer, endometrium cancer, colon cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, and solid pseudopapillary neoplasm.
c
Including immune thrombocytopenia, pancreatitis, pancreatolithiasis, benign vascular lesions, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and necrosis.
d
At the time of surgery.
e
Postsurgery.