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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (pNET)

Definition

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET) is a rare type of tumor that arises from the hormone-producing cells of the pancreas. These tumors can be functional, meaning they produce hormones, or non-functional, meaning they do not produce hormones. pNETs can be benign or malignant and may cause various symptoms depending on their location and hormone production.