Current Management and Predictive Factors of Lymph Node Metastasis of Appendix Neuroendocrine Tumors

Objective: The primary endpoint was to analyze the predictive factors of lymph node involvement (LN+). Background: Indications for additional right hemicolectomy (RHC) with lymph node (LN) resection after appendectomy for appendix neuroendocrine tumor (A-NET) remain controversial, especially for tumors between 1 and 2 cm in size. Methods: National study including all patients with nonmetastatic A-NET diagnosed after January, 2010 in France....