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Systematic comparison of sporadic and syndromic pancreatic islet cell tumors.
Endocrine-related cancer - 1 Dec 2010
Erlic Zoran, Ploeckinger Ursula, Cascon Alberto, Hoffmann Michael M, von Duecker Laura, Winter Aurelia, Kammel Gerit, Bacher Janina, Sullivan Maren, Isermann Berend, Fischer Lars, Raffel Andreas, Knoefel Wolfram Trudo, Schott Matthias, Baumann Tobias, Schaefer Oliver, Keck Tobias, Baum Richard P, Milos Ioana, Muresan Mihaela, Peczkowska Mariola, Januszewicz Andrzej, Cupisti Kenko, Tönjes Anke, Fasshauer Mathias, Langrehr Jan, von Wussow Peter, Agaimy Abbas, Schlimok Günter, Lamberts Regina, Wiech Thorsten, Schmid Kurt Werner, Weber Alexander, Nunez Mercedes, Robledo Mercedes, Eng Charis, Neumann Hartmut P H
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic islet cell tumors (ICTs) occur as sporadic neoplasias or as a manifestation of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) and von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL). Molecular classification of ICTs is mandatory for timely diagnosis and surveillance. Systematic comparison of VHL-ICTs and sporadic ICTs has been lacking. Our registry-based approaches used the German NET-Registry with 259 patients with...
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