Malignant insulinoma chemotherapy resistant, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor of uncertain prognosis

Malignant insulinoma chemotherapy resistant, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor of uncertain prognosis

Within the neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas, insulinomas are tumors of generally benign behavior and cause of endogenous hyperinsulinism. We present the case of an adult patient with prolonged hypoglycemia secondary to malignant insulinoma with regional dissemination and poor cellular different...

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Main Author: Gonzalo Miranda, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214624517300229
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spelling doaj-76d29372454d47a6a07e8dc3c1c3327e2020-11-25T01:51:06ZengElsevierJournal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports2214-62452018-06-0181618Malignant insulinoma chemotherapy resistant, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor of uncertain prognosisGonzalo Miranda, MD0Servicio de Endocrinología del Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, PeruWithin the neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas, insulinomas are tumors of generally benign behavior and cause of endogenous hyperinsulinism. We present the case of an adult patient with prolonged hypoglycemia secondary to malignant insulinoma with regional dissemination and poor cellular differentiation, besides a review of the diagnostic and therapeutic approach of this type of tumors. Keywords: Malignant insulinoma, Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, Hypoglycemiahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214624517300229
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Malignant insulinoma chemotherapy resistant, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor of uncertain prognosis
Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports
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author_sort Gonzalo Miranda, MD
title Malignant insulinoma chemotherapy resistant, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor of uncertain prognosis
title_short Malignant insulinoma chemotherapy resistant, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor of uncertain prognosis
title_full Malignant insulinoma chemotherapy resistant, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor of uncertain prognosis
title_fullStr Malignant insulinoma chemotherapy resistant, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor of uncertain prognosis
title_full_unstemmed Malignant insulinoma chemotherapy resistant, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor of uncertain prognosis
title_sort malignant insulinoma chemotherapy resistant, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor of uncertain prognosis
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports
issn 2214-6245
publishDate 2018-06-01
description Within the neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas, insulinomas are tumors of generally benign behavior and cause of endogenous hyperinsulinism. We present the case of an adult patient with prolonged hypoglycemia secondary to malignant insulinoma with regional dissemination and poor cellular differentiation, besides a review of the diagnostic and therapeutic approach of this type of tumors. Keywords: Malignant insulinoma, Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, Hypoglycemia
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