Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Pancreas: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are presented as rare malignant neoplasms. In unusual cases, those neoplasms may arise in solid organs containing neuroendocrine cells, such as the pancreas. Herein the case of a 28-year-old patient that underwent gastroduodenopancreatectomy after the diagnos...

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Main Authors: Uirá Teixeira, Marcos Goldoni, Michelle Unterleider, João Diedrich, Diogo Balbinot, Pablo Rodrigues, Rodolfo Monteiro, Daniel Gomes, José Sampaio, Paulo Fontes, Fábio Waechter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/276869