ea0037ep1127 | Endocrine tumours | ECE2015
Herrera-Martinez Aura D
, Gahete Manuel
, Sanchez-Sanchez Rafael
, Cuenca Teresa Caro
, Blanch Raquel Serrano
, Luque Raul
, Moreno Maria A Galvez
, Castano Justo
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are uncommon neoplasms from the endocrine pancreas, whose incidence is recently rising. Unfortunately, an advanced stage is often found at diagnosis; thus, identification of new molecular diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic markers is required. Ghrelin and somatostatin/cortistatin systems are two multifunctional regulatory complexes widely distributed throughout multiple tissues, including the pancreas, where they exert diverse (pat...