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ea0046oc2 | (1) | UKINETS2016

Tumour size is not a reliable criterion for management of patients with Non-secreting pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: results of a large, multi-centre, operative cohort

Mills Logan , Drymousis Panagiotis , Vashist J , Burdelski C , Prachalias Andreas , Srinivasan Parthi , Menon Krishna , Khan Saboor , Cave Judith , Armstrong Thomas , Weickert MO , Frilling Andreja , Ramage JK , Srirajaskanthan Raj

Background: Small pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PNETs) present a management dilemma because of their uncertain natural history. Some clinicians believe that lesions <2 cm are indolent and can be managed with surveillance. By contrast, the most recent WHO classification system regards all PNETs as potentially malignant.Aim: To assess the malignant behaviour of small PNETs in a large, retrospective, multicentre patient cohort.<p class="abstext...