Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas (NETP) represent only 1%-2% of all pancreatic neoplasms. They can be classified as functioning or non-functioning, respectively, according to the presence or absence of paraneoplastic syndrome. Case 1 concerned a 70-year-old woman with a cystic lesion of the pancreatic head and body. All tumor markers were negative. The patient underwent a distal pancreatectomy. The histology revealed a well-differentiated endocrine tumor with uncertain malignant potential. Case 2 was a 61-year-old man with chronic polyserositis. The serum tumor markers were negative, while he was strongly positive for intracystic tumor markers carcinoembryonic antigen, carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9, and CA 125. The patient underwent a cephalo-pancreatic duodenectomy. The preoperative differential diagnosis of cystic NETP is still a challenge due to the high rate of the nonfunctional variant. Although cystic NETPs are well differentiated, they are still tumors with a malignant potential, and therefore an early diagnosis and radical surgical resection could be associated with a better long-term survival.
Cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms with uncertain malignant potential: Report of two cases / Ballarin, R; Masetti, M; Losi, L; Di Benedetto, F; Di Sandro, S; De Ruvo, N; Montalti, R; Romano, A; Guerrini, GP; DE BLASIIS, Maria Grazia; Spaggiari, M; Gerunda, GE.. - In: SURGERY TODAY. - ISSN 0941-1291. - ELETTRONICO. - 39:2(2009), pp. 162-167. [10.1007/s00595-008-3806-7]
Data di pubblicazione: | 2009 | |
Titolo: | Cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms with uncertain malignant potential: Report of two cases | |
Autore/i: | Ballarin, R; Masetti, M; Losi, L; Di Benedetto, F; Di Sandro, S; De Ruvo, N; Montalti, R; Romano, A; Guerrini, GP; DE BLASIIS, Maria Grazia; Spaggiari, M; Gerunda, GE. | |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00595-008-3806-7 | |
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Volume: | 39 | |
Fascicolo: | 2 | |
Pagina iniziale: | 162 | |
Pagina finale: | 167 | |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000263156500015 | |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-59849109209 | |
Codice identificativo Pubmed: | 19198998 | |
Citazione: | Cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms with uncertain malignant potential: Report of two cases / Ballarin, R; Masetti, M; Losi, L; Di Benedetto, F; Di Sandro, S; De Ruvo, N; Montalti, R; Romano, A; Guerrini, GP; DE BLASIIS, Maria Grazia; Spaggiari, M; Gerunda, GE.. - In: SURGERY TODAY. - ISSN 0941-1291. - ELETTRONICO. - 39:2(2009), pp. 162-167. [10.1007/s00595-008-3806-7] | |
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