SMALL GLUCAGONOMA OF THE PANCREAS WITH EVIDENT DUCTULAR AND TUBULAR STRUCTURES

Citation
K. Morikane et al., SMALL GLUCAGONOMA OF THE PANCREAS WITH EVIDENT DUCTULAR AND TUBULAR STRUCTURES, Journal of gastroenterology, 32(4), 1997, pp. 562-565
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
ISSN journal
09441174
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
562 - 565
Database
ISI
SICI code
0944-1174(1997)32:4<562:SGOTPW>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
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.