K. Morikane et al., SMALL GLUCAGONOMA OF THE PANCREAS WITH EVIDENT DUCTULAR AND TUBULAR STRUCTURES, Journal of gastroenterology, 32(4), 1997, pp. 562-565
A 54-year-old woman was admitted to our department for assessment of a
tumor of the pancreas found incidentally on abdominal ultrasonography
. Examination revealed a hypovascular 1-cm-sized tumor in the body of
the pancreas. Surgical examination revealed that the tumor was solitar
y and located in the pancreas body, with no invasion to the adjacent o
rgans or lymph node involvement. Distal pancreatectomy. preserving the
spleen. was performed, Histologically. the tumor was a glucagonoma wi
th evident ductular and tubular structures, suggesting that its site o
f origin was ductal epithelia.