Laparoscopic resection of a pancreatic polypeptidoma with a solitary liver metastasis

W-F Chan; C-Y Lo; C-M Lo; S-T Fan

doi:10.1007/s00464-003-4220-2

Laparoscopic resection of a pancreatic polypeptidoma with a solitary liver metastasis

Surg Endosc. 2004 Mar;18(3):554-6. doi: 10.1007/s00464-003-4220-2.

Authors

W-F Chan¹, C-Y Lo, C-M Lo, S-T Fan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.

PMID: 15115015
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-4220-2

Abstract

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor is an uncommon disease, and surgery is the only potentially curative treatment even when there is hepatic metastasis. A patient undergoing concomitant laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and hepatectomy for pancreatic polypeptidoma with a solitary liver metastasis is reported.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Islet Cell / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Islet Cell / metabolism
Carcinoma, Islet Cell / pathology
Carcinoma, Islet Cell / secondary*
Carcinoma, Islet Cell / surgery
Diagnostic Imaging
Female
Humans
Laparoscopy / methods*
Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
Liver Neoplasms / surgery
Lymphatic Metastasis
Middle Aged
Octreotide
Pancreatectomy / methods*
Pancreatic Neoplasms / metabolism
Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery*
Pancreatic Polypeptide / metabolism*
Radiopharmaceuticals
Splenectomy / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Interventional

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Pancreatic Polypeptide
Octreotide