Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours (pNETs) can be associated with cancer susceptibility syndromes such as Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). MEN1 increases a person’s chance of developing pNETs, which are the main cause of mortality in this cohort. A diagnosis of pNETs, therefore, provides the opportunity for detection of associated MEN1 and subsequent identification of asymptomatic relatives who would then undergo relevant clinical, biochemical and ra...