title: APUD update.
abstract: Apudomas are a diffuse group of tumors that have interested surgeons for a long time. With recent developments in their radiological localization and pharmacological control, they are now treated in a truly multidisciplinary approach. In this chapter, recent developments in the radiological, surgical, and medical approaches to these tumors are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on how non-surgical developments have affected the surgical treatment of specific apudomas. Resulting changes in surgical philosophy are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Hocking
mesh_terms: D001079:Apudoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery