DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF A PANCREATIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR: A CLINICAL CASE REPORT

Agnė Talačkaitė, Daumantas Radzevičius, Audrius Ivanauskas Abstract Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are rare cancers of pancreatic islet cells, comprising 1–2% of pancreatic neoplasms with a rising incidence. Their presentation depends on tumor growthhormone secretion; most are nonfunctioning, while functioning tumors produce hormones such as insulin. Treatment remains challenging and the role of immunotherapy in well-differentiated…