Treatment challenges in and outside a specialist network setting: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

Publication date: January 2019Source: European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Volume 45, Issue 1Author(s): Panagis M. Lykoudis, Stefano Partelli, Francesca Muffatti, Martyn Caplin, Massimo Falconi, Giuseppe K. Fusai, Monika Hackl, Elizabeth Van Eycken, Kris Henau, Nadya Dimitrova, Mario Sekerija, Ladislav Dušek, Margit Mägi, Nea Malila, Maarit Leinonen, Michel Velten, Xavier Troussard, Veronique Bouvier, Anne-Valérie Guizard, Anne-Marie BouvierAbstractPancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms comprise a group of rare tumours with special biology, an often indolent behaviour and particular diagnostic and therapeutic requirements. The specialized biochemical tests and radiological investigations, the complexity of surgical options and the variety of medical treatments that require individual tailoring, mandate a multidisciplinary approach that can be optimally achieved through an organized network. The present study describes currents concepts in the management of these tumours as well as an insight into the challenges of delivering the pathway in and outside a Network.
Source: European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO) - Category: Surgery Source Type: research