Abstract:Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) affect 1%-3% of patients with pancreatic cancer. This tumor is rare, difficult to diagnose, and clinically laborious. They have an estimated incidence of up to 1 case per 100,000 inhabitants every year. Up on diagnosis, most PNETs are considered malignant, with low healing potential, lesions that are generally unresectable, and a metastasis rate of aproximately 50%. PNETs are classified as functional and non-functional. The tumor functional produces hormones such as gas… Show more
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