All the following features our pancreatic adenocarcinoma over non-functioning PET (NF PET) in differentiating both the tumours
Differentiation from the more aggressive pancreatic adenocarcinoma is extremely impoant. Recognition of NF-PETs is imperative because of their respectability and excellent long-term survival compared with their exocrine counterpas.Pancreatic cancerNF-PETsTumour size<5cm>5cmCT scanHypodensityHyperdensityNo calcificationsCalcifications possibleChromogranin ANegativePositiveSomatostatin receptorscintigraphyNegativePositiveRef: Bailey and Love 27e pg: 852
<5cm
Calcifications
Negative chromogranin A
Negative Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy
Endocrinology and breast