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Review of the clinical, histological, and molecular aspects of pancreatic endocrine neoplasms
Author(s) -
Gumbs A.A.,
Moore P.S.,
Falconi M.,
Bassi C.,
Beghelli S.,
Modlin I.,
Scarpa A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.10142
Subject(s) - endocrine system , histopathology , medicine , carcinogenesis , pathology , pancreas , disease , cancer , hormone
Pancreatic endocrine neoplasms (PENs) are rare tumors, and little is known about their genetic and chromosomal alterations. Elucidation of the molecular events involved in PEN carcinogenesis has been hindered by the fact that PENs have been considered a single disease entity. The emergence of novel molecular characterization strategies has, however, made it apparent that these lesions exhibit diverse molecular fingerprints, which will facilitate the precise delineation of PEN prognosis, histopathology, and carcinogenesis. J. Surg. Oncol. 2002;81:45–53. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.