Non functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor

A benign or malignant tumor of the pancreas that does not secrete excessive levels of hormones and does not become symptomatic until its size affects other structures.

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Networked: 3 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Gastrinoma
2.	Pancreatic Cyst
3.	Neoplasms (Cancer)
4.	Insulinoma
5.	Glucagonoma

Experts

1.	Guo, Meng: 1 article (10/2014)
2.	Hu, Silong: 1 article (10/2014)
3.	Huang, Dan: 1 article (10/2014)
4.	Jin, Kaizhou: 1 article (10/2014)
5.	Liu, Chen: 1 article (10/2014)
6.	Liu, Liang: 1 article (10/2014)
7.	Liu, Zuqiang: 1 article (10/2014)
8.	Long, Jiang: 1 article (10/2014)
9.	Luo, Guopei: 1 article (10/2014)
10.	Ni, Quanxing: 1 article (10/2014)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Non functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor:

1.	Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 (Fludeoxyglucose F 18)FDA Link 10/01/2014 - "Twenty-eight of 31 (90.3%) patients with non-functioning endocrine pancreatic tumors had an elevated 18F-FDG uptake (SUVmax ≥2.5). "
2.	Octreotide (Sandostatin)FDA LinkGeneric 04/25/1992 - "Using 111In-coupled octreotide, we were able to visualize 19 out of 19 carcinoids, 7 out of 7 gastrinomas, 4 out of 7 insulinomas, 1 out of 1 glucagonoma, and 3 out of 3 non-functioning endocrine pancreatic tumors, but none of 18 exocrine pancreatic tumors. "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Pancreaticoduodenectomy 03/01/2012 - "Nine of the 11 patients had multiple pancreatic cysts, 2 had dilatation of the main pancreatic duct, 3 had a non-functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor (one patient required pancreatoduodenectomy due to the endocrine carcinoma) and 3 had diabetes mellitus. "