ENETS Consensus Guidelines for the Standards of Care in Neuroendocrine Tumors: Follow-Up and Documentation

Summary of follow-up recommendations in patients with benign and malignant neuroendocrine tumorsFollow-upyes/no endoscopy US/CT/MRI Octreoscan CgABenign insulinoma noType 1 gastric carcinoid yes yearlyRectal carcinoid no (if completely resected)Appendiceal carcinoid T1 noAppendiceal carcinoid T2 ? (see text)Resectable tumor (uncertain behavior)G1 every 6–12 months yes(gastric carc.)yes every 2 years 2 yes 1 Resectable malignant tumor with/without nodal involvementG1 every 6–12 months yes every 2 years 2 yes 1 G2 every 6 months yes yearly 2 yes 1 G3 every 3 months yes yearly 2 yes 3 Non-resectable malignant tumor with/without nodal involvement and/or liver and other metastasesG1 every 6–12 months yes every 2 years 2 yesG2 every 6 months yes yearly 2 yesG3 every 3 months yes yearly 2 yes 31 Only in the presence of a visible tumor. 2 Recommendations regarding the time frames of Octreoscan should be adjusted to the individual situation. 3 In poorly differentiated tumors and negative CgA NSE may act as a suitable marker.