Metabolic characteristics of solid pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas: their relationships with high intensity 18F-FDG PET images.

Conclusions: SPN cells harbor an active molecular capacity for increased glucose metabolism. Especially, defective type SPNs were associated with low metabolic activity and related to low Ki-67 index. PMID: 29552289 [PubMed]
Source: Oncotarget - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncotarget Source Type: research