A case of primary intrahepatic gastrinoma

Gastrinoma is an uncommon but important cause of peptic ulcer disease. These tumors are most commonly located in the duodenum or pancreas. We present a case of a primary intrahepatic gastrinoma. Only 20 such cases have been previously reported in the literature. Metastatic hepatic gastrinomas are mu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Schroeder, Theodore C., Deftereos, Georgios, Lupetin, Anthony, Hartman, Matthew S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4899859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27326276
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v7i2.577
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Sumario:Gastrinoma is an uncommon but important cause of peptic ulcer disease. These tumors are most commonly located in the duodenum or pancreas. We present a case of a primary intrahepatic gastrinoma. Only 20 such cases have been previously reported in the literature. Metastatic hepatic gastrinomas are much more common, but it is important to differentiate between a primary and metastatic lesion because of the worse prognosis associated with a metastatic lesion.

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