Prognostic Analysis of Different Metastatic Patterns in Invasive Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm: A...

To evaluate the impacts of different metastatic patterns on the prognosis of patients with invasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN).

All patients who were diagnosed with invasive IPMN in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER database (2010-2015) were included in this study. They were grouped according to different metastatic patterns. Kaplan-Meier analysis and log-rank test were used for the comparison of their survival rates. The hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was analyzed using the Cox proportional-hazards model.

A total of 2264 cases were included in this study. The most common metastatic site was the liver. The patients with the nonorgan metastasis demonstrated the best survival outcomes, while those with multiple metastases showed the worst survival outcomes. As compared to the patients with isolated liver metastasis, those with isolated lung and other organ metastases showed better overall survival rates and tumor-specific survival rates. The patients with liver, lung, multiple, and other organ metastases or of age >60 years were the independent predictors of poor prognosis.

The patients with isolated lung and other organ metastases demonstrated better survival outcomes as compared to those with isolated liver metastasis. The patients with nonorgan metastasis demonstrated the best survival outcomes, while those with multiple metastases showed the worst survival outcomes. Further studies are needed to determine a highly selected subset of patients, who might benefit from surgery or chemotherapy.