Benign neuroendocrine and other rare benign tumors of the pancreas

Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) of the pancreas are rare neoplasms, which arise from cells of the islets of Langerhans. The most common NET are the insulinoma, gastrinoma and hormone inactive NET. Very rare entities are the schwannoma, leiomyoma, teratoma, intrapancreatic lipoma, hemangioma and the intr...

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Published in:Radiologe 2008-08, Vol.48 (8), p.752
Main Authors: Happel, B, Niederle, B, Puespoek, A, Ba-Ssalamah, A, Schima, W
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Humans
Image Enhancement - methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Neuroendocrine Tumors - diagnosis
Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Rare Diseases - diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Ultrasonography - methods
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Summary:Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) of the pancreas are rare neoplasms, which arise from cells of the islets of Langerhans. The most common NET are the insulinoma, gastrinoma and hormone inactive NET. Very rare entities are the schwannoma, leiomyoma, teratoma, intrapancreatic lipoma, hemangioma and the intrapancreatic accessory spleen. Essential for therapy, which in most cases is difficult, are an exact localization and various modalities of imaging diagnostics.
ISSN:0033-832X
DOI:10.1007/s00117-008-1672-3