A Systematic Review of Proinsulin-Secreting Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Murtha TD, Lupsa BC, Majumdar S, Jain D, Salem RR. A Systematic Review of Proinsulin-Secreting Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2017, 21: 1335-1341. PMID: 28510792, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-017-3428-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsNeuroendocrine tumorsSystematic reviewRare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorYale-New Haven HospitalMajority of patientsMedian tumor diameterLower insulin levelsBiomedical databases PubMedNew Haven HospitalSymptomatic hypoglycemiaMost patientsFemale predominanceTumor diameterClinicopathologic featuresInsulin levelsUncommon diseaseMean ageOvid MEDLINEHormonal levelsDatabases PubMedPatientsProinsulinomaHormone productionTumors