Advances in Management of Nonfunctional Pancreas Neuroendocrine Tumors

Alexandra W Acher; Julie Hallet

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2024.03.010

Advances in Management of Nonfunctional Pancreas Neuroendocrine Tumors

Surg Clin North Am. 2024 Oct;104(5):1095-1111. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2024.03.010. Epub 2024 Apr 23.

Authors

Alexandra W Acher¹, Julie Hallet²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4N 3M5.
² Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4N 3M5; Susan Leslie Clinic for Neuroendocrine Tumors, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: julie.hallet@sunnybrook.ca.

PMID: 39237166
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2024.03.010

Abstract

This article presents updates in the surgical management of non-functional sporadic pancreas neuroendocrine tumors NET, including considerations for assessment of biologic behavior to support decision-making, indications for surgery, and surgical approaches tailored to the unique nature of neuroendocrine tumors.

Keywords: Carcinoid; Neuroendocrine; Pancreas; Surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Neuroendocrine Tumors* / diagnosis
Neuroendocrine Tumors* / surgery
Neuroendocrine Tumors* / therapy
Pancreatectomy* / methods
Pancreatic Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Pancreatic Neoplasms* / surgery
Pancreatic Neoplasms* / therapy

Supplementary concepts

Non functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor