Giant Insulinoma in Uncinate Region Treated by Enucleation
SP Matkari, PD Bhingare, DP Jahagirdar, RA Chirmade
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Matkari S, Bhingare P, Jahagirdar D, Chirmade R. Giant Insulinoma in Uncinate Region Treated by Enucleation. World J Endoc Surg 2010; 2 (3):127-129.
A 32-year-old male patient, a known case of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) with 11 × 9 cm GIANT functioning insulinoma in the uncinate region of pancreas, with no local invasion or metastatic disease, is presented. In view of CML, enucleation of the tumor done. Histopathology was s/o ‘insulinoma of uncertain biological behavior’. Postoperatively, the patient was followed up for one year and found normal.
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