Appendectomy vs Right Hemicolectomy for Pediatric Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Appendix

The speaker is affiliated with Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Traditionally, children with neuroendocrine appendix tumors have been treated the same way as adults with right hemicolectomy

A new national study examined over 1,300 children with neuroendocrine appendix tumors

Survival rates were approximately 99% whether patients had appendectomy or right hemicolectomy, even with larger tumors or positive margins

For pediatric patients, appendectomy alone is safe and effective for neuroendocrine tumors of the appendix

Appendectomy avoids putting pediatric patients through a much bigger operation with no added survival benefit compared to right hemicolectomy