title: Pancreatic endocrine tumors.
abstract: Pancreatic endocrine tumours are rare tumours, and arise from the types of pancreatic cells that produce hormones. These tumours may or may not secrete hormones themselves and may or may not be cancerous (malignant). Functioning tumours secrete a particular hormones which may cause various syndromes. The present article reviews the latest reports on the pancreatic endocrine tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital at Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ake
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andrén-Sandberg