A Rare Case of Duodenal Somatostatinoma
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Somatostatinomas are the rarest of pancreatic tumours and can arise in pancreas and duodenum.Duodenal somatostatinomas are less common and are distinguished from their pancreatic counterparts by a frequent association with type I neurofibromatosis, the presence of psammoma bodies,the less frequent presence of metastatic disease and absence of somatostatinoma syndrome. We present a case of somatostatinoma in a 70 year old woman who presented with vague epigastric pain and nausea. In view of CT and MRCP finding suggestive of malignant lesion in periampullary region, patient was posted for exploratory laparotomy and Whipple’s procedure was done. Histopathology report revealed a somatostinoma. Postoperative course was uneventful and patient was discharged after 15 days. After 2 years of follow up patient was disease free.
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Jitendra T. Sankpal
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