Nonfunctioning islet cell carcinoma--a twenty-one years survival case after distal pancreatectomy.
Kurume Med J
; 45(4): 351-3, 1998.
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ABSTRACT
A case of nonfunctioning islet cell carcinoma was reported. A 40-year-old woman was admitted with epigastralgia. Abdominal angiography and other diagnostic modalities suggested pancreatic malignancy. After distal pancreatectomy, histopathological study revealed her pancreatic tumor to be a nonfunctioning islet cell carcinoma. Fourteen years later, postoperative computed tomographic examination (CT) detected the recurrence of para-aortic lymph node metastases. Five years later, distal gastrectomy was performed to control bleeding from a gastric ulcer. Twenty-one years after the original operation, she died because of underlying metastatic carcinoma. In this case, slow growth and a low grade malignancy were characteristic. Operative removal of the tumor would be the treatment of choice even if metastatic lesions existed.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pancreatectomia
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Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Adenoma de Células das Ilhotas Pancreáticas
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Kurume Med J
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão
País de publicação:
JAPAN
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JAPON
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JAPÃO
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JP