Metabolic Risk and Complications in the Treatment of Pediatric and Adolescent Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

In general, endocrine neoplasms—familial or sporadic—are rare among pediatric and adolescent populations. Frequently, the diagnosis is made late due to the indolent nature of such tumors. In the case of hormonal hypersecretion or malignancy, surgical resection is usually the first-line treatment, while, in some cases, radiation and medical treatments are used as adjuvant therapies. In contrast to childhood solid and hematological cancers, data …