EUS-guided ethanol ablation of metastatic functional insulinoma
| Autor: | Hazem Hakim, Ahmed Youssef Altonbary, Wagdi Elkashef |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system Ethanol ablation Necrosis Diagnostic methods endocrine system diseases business.industry Gastroenterology Tumor cells Neuroendocrine tumors medicine.disease digestive system diseases Internal medicine medicine Tools and Techniques NET neuroendocrine tumor Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging EA ethanol ablation medicine.symptom business Insulinoma hormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonists Hormone |
| Zdroj: | VideoGIE |
| ISSN: | 2468-4481 |
| Popis: | Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare, representing only 1% of all pancreatic tumors.1 Pancreatic NETs are classified as functional or nonfunctional depending on the presence or absence of a clinical, hormonal hypersecretion syndrome. The clinical management of these lesions is challenging. For functioning pancreatic NETs, the goal of treatment is to induce necrosis of most of the tumor cells to mitigate hormonal hypersecretion, with cessation of symptoms.2 Over the past 2 decades, EUS-guided intervention has evolved from a diagnostic method to a therapeutic modality. Because EUS-guided treatment is effective and safe, it can be an alternative for patients with pancreatic NETs, especially for those who are poor surgical candidates or refuse surgery.3 Herein, we describe a case of EUS-guided ethanol ablation (EA) of metastatic functional insulinoma. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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