Diagnostic Role and Therapeutic Perspectives of Endoscopic Ultrasound for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are rare tumors with malignant potential, but their incidence has appreciably increased over the last few decades. Diagnosis of PNETs is often difficult with conventional imaging methods. Cross-sectional imaging localizes less than 10% of PNETs less than 1 cm in diameter. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been shown to be superior to other imaging techniques in the preoperative localization and diagnosis of...