What is the appropriate management of non‐functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours disclosed on screening in adult patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1?

2019 
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an inherited tumour syndrome characterised by a predisposition to the development of endocrine tumours of the parathyroid glands, pituitary and pancreas: 30%-80% of patients with MEN1 develop pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (pNETs), with metastatic tumours and/or their sequelae contributing to increased morbidity and early mortality. The optimal management of nonfunctioning (NF) pNETs in MEN1 remains controversial. Whilst pancreatic resection is widely recommended for tumours >2 cm, for smaller tumours (
    • Correction
    • Source
    • Cite
    • Save
    • Machine Reading By IdeaReader
    51
    References
    6
    Citations
    NaN
    KQI
    []