Functioning and nonfunctioning neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas.

TL;DR: The authors investigated the survival advantage of pancreatic resection using a national database and found that surgical resection is generally recommended for patients with localized pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

TL;DR: A large population-based database, provided by the project 'surveillance of rare cancers in Europe' (RARECARE), is used to describe the basic indicators of incidence, prevalence and survival of NETs, giving a unique overview on the burden of neuroendocrine tumours in Europe.

TL;DR: Radiofrequency ablation is a feasible, safe, and effective option for patients with small PNETs who cannot or do not want to undergo surgical resection.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined a composite outcome of major postoperative complications, including in-hospital mortality, and found that high Charlson comorbidity score, procedure type of Whipple or total pancreatectomy, and urban hospital location were all associated with significantly increased complication rate.

TL;DR: It is suggested that the addition of 131I-mIBG therapy to the treatment protocol of patients with metastatic midgut carcinoid tumors prolongs survival.

TL;DR: This article focuses on the classification of neuroendocine tumours with particular emphasis on pancreatic and gastrointestinal neoplasms.

TL;DR: A simple multifactorial approach may be effective for the identification of tumors at increased risk of metastasis, but it remains difficult to determine clinical prognosis.

TL;DR: It has become increasingly clear that duodenal gastrinomas are the most common cause of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES), andDuodenotomy is a critical method to find and remove gastrinoma for cure of ZES.