Racial Disparities in Surgical Treatment Offer for Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

The study investigated the factors associated with offering surgery for pancreatic and small bowel neuroendocrine neoplasms (pannen and sbnen). Analysis of the surveillance databases revealed that non-white race was associated with decreased odds of surgery offer for sbnen but not pannen. These findings highlight racial/ethnic disparities in the course of treatment, indicating that non-white patients are less likely to be offered surgery for sbnen, potentially due to differences in referral rates to academic centers for these malignancies.