Small cystic insulinoma : Value of arterial stimulation venous sampling

Cystic insulinomas are rare, with only three cases having been reported in the literature. It is not difficult to determine the site of such neoplasms, as cystic insulinomas are usually 4-10 cm in diameter. We report a patient with a histologically confirmed cystic insulinoma. This case is unique be...

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Published in:Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 1997-07, Vol.20 (4), p.308-310
Main Authors: BABA, Y, MIYAZONO, N, IMAMURA, H, AIKOU, T, NAKAJO, M, INOUE, H, NISHIDA, H, UENO, K, SAGARA, K, YASUDA, H, HAGIWARA, Y, KIJIMA, F
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Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Calcium Gluconate - administration & dosage
Calcium Gluconate - pharmacology
Cysts - diagnosis
Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases)
Endocrinopathies
Female
Hepatic Veins
Humans
Injections, Intra-Arterial
Insulin - blood
Insulinoma
Insulinoma - diagnosis
Insulinoma - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neoplasms
Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology
Sampling
Stimulation
Tumors
Tumors. Hypoglycemia
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Summary:Cystic insulinomas are rare, with only three cases having been reported in the literature. It is not difficult to determine the site of such neoplasms, as cystic insulinomas are usually 4-10 cm in diameter. We report a patient with a histologically confirmed cystic insulinoma. This case is unique because of the small size (1.3 cm) of the tumor. Arterial stimulation venous sampling was useful for localizing and distinguishing this tumor from other pancreatic lesions.
ISSN:0174-1551
1432-086X
DOI:10.1007/BF02743540