Strategy for pancreatic endocrine tumors.
Strategy for pancreatic endocrine tumors.
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2000-03
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Takahiro Sato;Koji Konishi;H. Kimura;K. Maeda;K. Yabushita;M. Tsuji;H. Demachi;A. Miwa
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Takahiro Sato;Koji Konishi;H. Kimura;K. Maeda;K. Yabushita;M. Tsuji;H. Demachi;A. Miwa
BACKGROUND/AIMS The endocrine tumors of the pancreas are rare diseases and there is no established standard therapy for the liver metastasis of pancreatic endocrine tumors. In this study, the therapy for the pancreatic endocrine tumors was evaluated. METHODOLOGY The endocrine pancreas tumors of 13 patients had been surgically treated. All primary tumors were completely resected. The liver metastasis was recognized in 4 patients. Partial resection of the liver was performed in 2 patients. Lipiodol-transcatheter arterial embolization was performed for synchronous unresectable liver metastases in the other 2 patients. RESULTS The patients with no liver metastases survived without recurrence (max: 18.8 yr; mean follow-up: 9.2 yr). The patient with resected synchronous solitary liver metastasis died of recurrent multiple liver metastases 5 months after surgery. The other patient with the metachronous liver metastasis completely resected survived 13.9 years. In the 2 patients with unresectable numerous liver metastases, after lipiodol-transcatheter arterial embolization, tumor necrosis rate was more than 90% in both cases and serum gastrin level was normalized. CONCLUSIONS Complete resection of liver metastasis is favorable, whereas lipiodol-transcatheter arterial embolization is effective for unresectable liver metastases from pancreatic endocrine tumors as palliation. Complete resection of the primary site is recommended even in the cases with unresectable numerous liver metastases.