Fig. 8.1 G2 pancreatic NET (Ki-67 12%) in a 48-year-old man. a Baseline negative FDG PET. b Baseline 68Ga-DOTA-peptide PET with evidence of pancreatic lesion. b1 Baseline 68Ga-DOTA-peptide PET with…
© Springer-Verlag Italia 2018Massimo Carlini (ed.)Abdominal Neuroendocrine TumorsUpdates in Surgeryhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-3955-1_11 11. Management of Pancreatic and Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumors Luca Landoni, Sara Cingarlini, Salvatore Paiella, Stefano Severi, Marco Miotto, Chiara Nessi, Elisabetta Grego, Maddalena Sansovini, Massimo Carlini and Claudio Bassi1 (1) General and Pancreatic Surgery…
Fig. 5.1 Neoplastic causes of elevated Chromogranin A (CgA). CgA elevations occur in different types of NETs but are usually more pronounced in GEP-NETs (small intestinal, gastric, and pancreatic NETs)….
Tumor Biologically active peptide Tumor sites (abdominal) Main symptoms/signs Carcinoid syndrome Serotonin, tachykinins Midgut, pancreas Diarrhea, abdominal pain, flushing Gastrinoma Gastrin Duodenum, pancreas Pain, diarrhea Insulinoma Insulin Pancreas Hypoglycemic symptoms…
Fig. 2.1 Histologic features of digestive neuroendocrine neoplasms as exemplified in the pancreas according to morphologic criteria for tumor grading. Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors of grade 1 exhibit organoid appearance featuring…
Fig.7.1 Localization of feeding tubes at the upper GI tract (Jet-PEG PEG with jejunal port) Tubes’ nomenclature: Tubes to be inserted manually: Nasogastric tubes: – Nasogastric Tubes to be inserted…
Fig. 1.1 Pit pattern classification according to Kudo They don’t replace (yet) the histopathological exam. The need for pre-therapeutic biopsies is under debate. For the confirmation of the existence of a…
Fig. 9.1 a, b Segmental, third grade hemorrhoidal prolapse (digital reposition possible) The staging of hemorrhoids is carried out by thorough history taking and a meticulous proctological examination. In this…
Biliary interventions Therapeutic intention Choledocholithiasis Stone extraction Lithotripsy Restoration of biliary drainage Cholestasis Restoration of biliary drainage Biliary pancreatitis Stone extraction Cholangitis Restoration of biliary drainage Stenosis Dilatation Bougienage Stenting…
Fig. 10.1 a Hourglass-shaped gastrointestinal stromal tumor located in the gastric fundus that appears by endoscopic assessment to be endoluminally growing. b Endosonographic finding that obviously supports endoscopic assessment. c…
