A Common Concern With a Rare Diagnosis: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNENs) are rare, representing only a small percentage of all pancreatic tumors. We report the clinical and radiological features of pNENs. Intraoperative pathology confirmed pNENs with clear margins and the patient did not require adjuvant chemoradiation. The pat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jaqua, Ecler, Nguyen, Van, Pan, Vincent, Cereser, Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8494159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34659978
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17767
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Sumario:Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNENs) are rare, representing only a small percentage of all pancreatic tumors. We report the clinical and radiological features of pNENs. Intraoperative pathology confirmed pNENs with clear margins and the patient did not require adjuvant chemoradiation. The patient is currently doing well and being closely monitored due to the high risk of relapse.

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