| Literature DB >> 26984415 |
Sven-Petter Haugvik1,2,3, Daniel Kaemmerer4, Sebastien Gaujoux5, Knut Jørgen Labori6, Caroline Sophie Verbeke7,8, Ivar Prydz Gladhaug6,7.
Abstract
Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PNENs) are rare, accounting for less than 5% of all pancreatic tumors. High-grade pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinomas (hgPNECs) represent about 5% of all PNENs. They show highly aggressive behavior with dismal prognosis. Throughout the last two decades, there has been a notable progress in basic and clinical research of PNENs and a therapeutic trend towards both more aggressive and minimally invasive surgery. Despite these advances, hgPNECs as a distinct clinical entity remains largely unexplored among surgeons. This review of current development in pathology reporting and surgical treatment of hgPNECs aims at increasing the awareness of an evolving field in pancreatic surgery.Entities:
Keywords: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor; Neuroendocrine carcinoma; Neuroendocrine neoplasm; Neuroendocrine tumor; Pancreas; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic neoplasm; Pancreatic surgery; Review
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26984415 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-016-0518-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Oncol Rep ISSN: 1523-3790 Impact factor: 5.075