Operationsindikationen bei neuroendokrinen Neoplasien des Pankreas

Neuroendocrine neoplasms of the pancreas (pNEN) have an increasing incidence and prevalence. Thus, this entity is of increasing clinical significance. Patients with pNEN become clinically apparent due to different and unspecific symptoms. Some tumours secrete hormones and peptides and become clinically symptomatic. In general, these tumours can metastasise early and even small tumours lead to distant metastases. Nonetheless, primary tumour size...