From: Delays and routes to diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumours
Type of NET | No. | Mean age at Diagnosis (years) | % with symptoms at diagnosis | Mean duration 1st symptom (range, months) | Mean Age at start of 1st symptom (years) | % aged over 50 at 1st symptom |
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Appendix | 14 | 44.2 | 71% | 46.8 (2–180) | 41.7 | 29% |
Lung | 51 | 50.7 | 59% | 67.7 (1.5–360) | 46.2 | 54% |
Not sure | 20 | 47.5 | 70% | 71.9 (2–264) | 43.3 | 55% |
Ovary | 2 | 44.3 | 50% | 5.00 (4–6) | 43.8 | 0% |
Pancreas | 64 | 49.2 | 73% | 39.1 (0–240) | 46.6 | 42% |
Rectal | 5 | 45.4 | 60% | 41.1 (1–120) | 42.0 | 60% |
Renal/Kidney | 1 | 48.0 | 100% | – | – | – |
Small Bowel | 99 | 55.2 | 83% | 60.1 (0–300) | 50.8 | 69% |
Stomach/gastric | 14 | 55.1 | 71% | 38.5 (1–144) | 53.0 | 71% |
Unknown Primary | 33 | 52.9 | 70% | 43.4 (1.5–204) | 50.4 | 55% |
Total/(Mean) | 303 | (51.6) | (73%) | (53.8) | (48.1) | (56%) |