Journal article
Pancreatic endocrine neoplasia: familial syndromes
- Abstract:
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Inherited or familial neuroendocrine tumours of the pancreas are uncommon. The most frequently encountered syndromic form occurs in the setting of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1). Sixty per cent of patients with MEN-1 manifest pancreatic endocrine tumours (PETs). These tumours occur in younger patients and tend to be more aggressive than similar sporadic forms. The pancreas displays a range of morphological changes that can assist in making the diagnosis of MEN-1. Ductulo-insular ...
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- Journal:
- Diagnostic Histopathology
- Volume:
- 15
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 95-98
- Publication date:
- 2009-02-01
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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1756-2317
- Source identifiers:
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122262
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:122262
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- Local pid:
- pubs:122262
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- 2009
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