Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Practical Approach to Diagnosis Classification and Therapy

Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Practical Approach to Diagnosis, Classification, and Therapy This book provides a broad overview of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms, focusing on the most important developments in the technologies used to diagnose, classify and treat them. After a historical and epidemiological overview, the opening chapters examine the various diagnostic approaches (radiology, nuclear medicine, endocrinology, cytology and immunohistochemistry) and discuss the WHO classification. The functioning and nonfunctioning tumor types are then fully discussed, covering epidemiology, diagnosis, morphology and prognosis of each entity. Careful consideration is given to the molecular features that have contributed in understanding the pathogenesis of such neoplasms and may have potential implications for the diagnostic and therapeutic pathways. The final chapters consider the surgical and medical approaches to therapy, providing a practical and analytical overview of the available options. The book is written by a multidisciplinary team of worldwide-recognized experts and is addressed to radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, endocrinologists, pathologists, surgeons and oncologists.Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Practical Approach to Diagnosis, Classification, and Therapy is written by Author and published by Springer. ISBNs for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms are 9783319172354, 3319172352 and the print ISBNs are 9783319172347, 3319172344.