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Title:

Update on surgical treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms.

Document type:
Review
Author(s):
D'Haese, Jan G; Tosolini, Chiara; Ceyhan, Güralp O; Kong, Bo; Esposito, Irene; Michalski, Christoph W; Kleeff, Jörg
Abstract:
Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PNENs) are rare and account for only 2%-4% of all pancreatic neoplasms. All PNENs are potential (neurendocrine tumors PNETs) or overt (neuroendocrine carcinomas PNECs) malignant, but a subset of PNETs is low-risk. Even in case of low-risk PNETs surgical resection is frequently required to treat hormone-related symptoms and to obtain an appropriate pathological diagnosis. Low-risk PNETs in the body and the tail are ideal for minimally-invasive approaches which...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
World J Gastroenterol
Year:
2014
Journal volume:
20
Journal issue:
38
Pages contribution:
13893-13898
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13893
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25320524
Print-ISSN:
1007-9327
TUM Institution:
Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik; Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie
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