Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours are uncommon neoplasms of the pancreas, accounting for around 2% of all primary pancreatic tumors. This specific group of tumours includes insulinoma, gastrinoma, glucagonoma, VIPoma,...Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours are uncommon neoplasms of the pancreas, accounting for around 2% of all primary pancreatic tumors. This specific group of tumours includes insulinoma, gastrinoma, glucagonoma, VIPoma, somatostatinoma and others. They may cause a clinical syndrome due to hormone overproduction. These tumours tend to be less aggressive than pancreatic adenocarcinoma, however, more than 50% of them have metastasized to the liver at the time of diagnosis. Under this circumstance, surgery is impossible to resect all metastases. Thus other various medical measures have been explored in the treatment of these tumors.展开更多
文摘Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours are uncommon neoplasms of the pancreas, accounting for around 2% of all primary pancreatic tumors. This specific group of tumours includes insulinoma, gastrinoma, glucagonoma, VIPoma, somatostatinoma and others. They may cause a clinical syndrome due to hormone overproduction. These tumours tend to be less aggressive than pancreatic adenocarcinoma, however, more than 50% of them have metastasized to the liver at the time of diagnosis. Under this circumstance, surgery is impossible to resect all metastases. Thus other various medical measures have been explored in the treatment of these tumors.
