ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.

Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the pancreas. They also do tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the tumor has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

ON THIS PAGE: You will read about your medical care after treatment for a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the pancreas is completed and why this follow-up care is important. Use the menu to see other pages.

Care for people diagnosed with a pancreas NET does not end when active treatment has finished. Your health care team will continue to check that the tumor has not come back, manage any side effects, and monitor your overall health. This is called follow-up care.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the changes and medical problems that can be a sign of a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the pancreas. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the factors that increase the chance of developing a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the pancreas. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find a drawing of the main body parts affected by a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the pancreas. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find information about the estimated number of people who will be diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the pancreas each year. You will also read general information on surviving the disease. Remember, survival rates depend on several factors, and no 2 people with a tumor are the same. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Pancreas. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.

EN ESTA PÁGINA: encontrará algo de información básica sobre esta enfermedad y las partes del cuerpo que puede afectar. Esta es la primera página de la Guía para el cáncer de páncreas de Cancer.Net. Use el menú para ver otras páginas. Piense en ese menú como un mapa para recorrer la guía completa.