Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Islet cell carcinomas are low-grade tumors originating from the islets of Langerhans. Despite the indolent nature of these tumors, metastasis is often detected upon initial diagnosis, at which point the mean survival is approximately 2 years. In this study, we aim to investigate disparities that exist in these patients and how facility variables, patient demographics, and palliative care (PC) utilization contribute to differences in survival outcomes.<p class="...

Background: Islet cell carcinoma is a rare cancer of neuroendocrine origin. There has yet to be a study analyzing the treatment type and survival outcomes in this cancer. In this study, we utilized a national database to understand the correlations between patient demographics, socioeconomic factors, modality of treatment, and survival.Methods: The National Cancer Database was queried to identify patients diagnosed with islet cell carcinoma (ICD-O-3 hist...