Surgical strategy in the treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

JOP. 2006 Jan 11;7(1):150-6.

Abstract

Endocrine pancreatic tumors are rare and their surgical treatment is often debated. This review analyzes the management and the different indications in functioning and non-functioning neoplasms. The choice among different procedures is described as well as the role of intra operative ultrasound. Moreover, the different patterns of tumor spread are considered (local, loco-regional and metastatic) along with the indications according to the main controversies relating to cytoreductive surgery, transplantation and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 patients.

MeSH terms

  • Cholecystectomy
  • Gastrinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Gastrinoma / pathology
  • Gastrinoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Insulinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Insulinoma / pathology
  • Insulinoma / surgery
  • Intraoperative Period
  • Liver / surgery
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 / diagnostic imaging
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 / pathology
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 / surgery
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / diagnosis
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / diagnostic imaging
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / pathology
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / surgery*
  • Pancreas / surgery
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Ultrasonography