NEUROLOGY

Nonfunctioning Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (Including PP-Producing and Calcitonin-Producing Tumors)

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Fig. 16.1 Clear cell (lipid-rich) variant of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in (a). Oncocytic variant of pancreatic nonfunctioning neuroendocrine tumor in (b) Among prognostically relevant histologic findings, there are vascular invasion…

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Somatostatin-Producing Tumor

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Fig. 10.1 Functioning somatostatinoma characterized by a trabecular architecture (a) and showing somatostatin (b) and calcitonin (c) immunoreactivity (H original magnification ×400; immunohistochemistry original magnification ×200) Fig. 10.2 Nonfunctioning somatostatin-producing…

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Historical Background and Epidemiology

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Fig. 1.1 (a) Paul Langerhans (1847–1888) in 1873 (© Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, 1873, Photographer: Ruf und Dilger [85]) (b) Histological appearance of the islet of Langerhans (hematoxylin-eosin) In 1893,…

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Medical Therapy of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

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Fig. 22.1 Approved and not approved therapies in NENs. IFN interferon, PRRT peptide radioreceptor therapy 22.2 General Approach Therapeutic approach can change according to the functioning/nonfunctioning status of the neoplasm….

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Surgical Therapy of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Stefano La Rosa and Fausto Sessa (eds.)Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms10.1007/978-3-319-17235-4_21 21. Surgical Therapy of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Angela Maurizi1  , Stefano Partelli2, Francesca Muffatti2, Sara Nobile2 and Massimo Falconi2   (1) Department of Surgery, Università Politecnica delle Marche,…

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Gastrinoma

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Fig. 12.1 Histology of a gastrinoma. Left: H&E, 20×. Right: Immunohistochemical staining for gastrin, 20× 12.5 Determination of the Site of Origin and Therapy Surgery is the only curative treatment…

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Endocrinological Approach to the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Stefano La Rosa and Fausto Sessa (eds.)Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms10.1007/978-3-319-17235-4_4 4. Endocrinological Approach to the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Wouter W. de Herder1   (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Erasmus MC,…

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