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-differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC), either functioning or nonfunctioning and the combination cisplatin/etoposide is the most popular ( Baudin et al. 2013 ). Overall, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), doxorubicin, and streptozotocin have been commonly used in the treatment of
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Introduction In 1926, Dr William J Mayo operated on a patient with hypoglycemia induced by metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET) which led to the first description of insulinoma ( Wilder et al. 1927 ). Although the first
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two hormones. This review is a sequel to the discovery of insulin and glucagon and introduces the history of this fascinating group of neuroendocrine neoplasms and hyperplasias of the pancreas. Pancreatic islets Pancreatic islet cells were