Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (PNET)

Overview

PNETs are rare, may be functional (hormone-secreting) or non-functional.

Symptoms

• •Hypoglycemia (insulinoma)
• •Ulcers (gastrinoma)
• •Abdominal pain
• •Weight loss

Stages

Diagnosis

• ✓Chromogranin A
• ✓CT/MRI
• ✓EUS
• ✓Ga-68 DOTATATE PET

Treatments

• →Surgical resection
• →Somatostatin analogs
• →Everolimus
• →PRRT

Risk Factors