Open AccessCystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. Pancreatic endocrine or neuroendocrine tumor. Endoscopic ultrasonography.
Author(s) -
Modesto Varas,
Carme Loras,
Agustí Balboa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2017.5390/2017
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrine system , neuroendocrine tumors , pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor , pancreas , endoscopic ultrasonography , ultrasonography , pathology , radiology , gastroenterology , endoscopy , hormone
Cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (cPNETs) represent less than 8% of all pancreatic cysts and approximately 13% of pancreatic endocrine tumors (PNETs). According to a recent review, the percentage of non-functional (NF) PNETs is 85% and 44.6% are incidentalomas. In our series of 75 PNET cases, ten cPNET cases (13%) were identified which are discussed and summarized below.