Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-12-2022
Publication Title
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Volume
88
First page number:
1
Last page number:
6
Abstract
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) are rare pancreatic neoplasms and are even more uncommon in the pediatric patients, thus leading to a lack of clinical research on diagnosis and management in this population. The purpose of this report is to review relevant literature and discuss a rare occurrence of a non-functioning pNET in a pediatric patient. This is a report of an 11-year-old male who presented with symptomatic anemia and was found to have a 6 cm mass near the pancreatic head with erosion into the duodenum. Surgical biopsy demonstrated a non-functioning pNET. He was successfully managed with complete surgical resection via a standard pancreaticoduodenectomy without evidence of recurrence after 1 year follow up. Further multi-institutional prospective studies or meta-analyses are warranted to further explore optimal management in the pediatric population.
Keywords
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor; Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Whipple procedure; Pediatric
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Surgery
File Format
File Size
3800 KB
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Elks, W.,
Li, J. R.,
Zajack, A.,
Horner, L.,
Ikeda, A.,
St Hill, C.,
Scheidler, M.,
Chang, S.
(2022).
Pancreaticoduodenectomy in 11-Year-Old Male With a Non-Functional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 88
1-6.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2022.102516
