Neuroendocrine pancreatic tumors: the laparoscopic approach
✍ Scribed by L. Fernández-Cruz; C. Olvera; R. R. Lozano-Salazar; J. Bollo; J. Ardid; M. A. López-Boado
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-544X
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## Abstract ## Background Because of their rarity and indolent nature, optimal management of malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors remains controversial. The purpose of this study is to review a series of patients with these tumors and investigate the role of surgery in the treatment. ## Met
Neuroendocrine tumors are rare neoplasms of the pancreas, representing 0.5% of all pancreatic tumors. Approximately, one-third of neuroendocrine tumors are hormonally inactive and called non-functioning neuroendocrine tumors. As these tumors remain clinically silent in their course of growth, they m