Abstract
A 72-year-old woman had severe watery diarrhea and weight loss. Computed tomography demonstrated a 55mm tumor in pancreatic tail with enlargement of para-aortic lymph nodes. There was no apparent liver metastasis. Endoscopic ultrasound demonstrated a well-circumscribed heterogenous tumor, which was diagnosed neuroendocrine tumor by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy. For suspected VIPoma with para-aortic lymph node involvement, distal pancreatectomy and para-aortic lymphadenectomy was performed. The tumor was diagnosed as VIPoma by immunohistochemistry. The diarrhea improved after surgery. No evidence of recurrence was detected after a follow-up of 11 months.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1976-1978 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 12 |
Publication status | Published - 01-11-2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Medicine