[Multi-visceral upper abdominal resection and orthotopic liver transplantation--a surgical treatment concept for regionally metastatic tumors of the endocrine pancreas].

Abstract

Islet cell carcinoma is rare. Even in advanced metastasizing tumors, relatively long survival times were reported. Aim of surgical treatment is complete removal of the tumor mass, if possible. When not, palliative procedures were described to be efficient in some of the cases. In the literature, among the first patients with regional metastasizing intraabdominal malignancies and upper abdominal exenteration, some cases with neuroendocrine tumors were reported. Aim of the following study is to describe the results in 4 patients with metastasizing islet cell carcinomas, which were treated by multi-visceral upper abdominal exenteration and combined orthotopic liver transplantation.

• Authors: H J Wenisch, B H Markus, G H Herrmann, K H Usadel, A Encke
• Journal: Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie (Zentralbl Chir) Vol. 117 Issue 6 Pg. 334-42 ( 1992) ISSN: 0044-409X [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Multiviscerale Oberbauchresektion und orthotope Lebertransplantation--ein chirurgisches Behandlungskonzept für regionär metastasierende Tumoren des endocrinen Pancreas.
• PMID: 1381542 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Hormones, Ectopic

Topics

• Adenoma, Islet Cell (pathology, secondary, surgery)
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y
• Digestive System (pathology)
• Female
• Gastrointestinal Neoplasms (pathology, secondary, surgery)
• Hepatectomy
• Hormones, Ectopic (blood)
• Humans
• Insulinoma (pathology, secondary, surgery)
• Liver (pathology)
• Liver Neoplasms (pathology, secondary, surgery)
• Liver Transplantation (pathology)
• Lymph Nodes (pathology)
• Lymphatic Metastasis
• Male
• Palliative Care
• Pancreatectomy
• Pancreatic Neoplasms (pathology, surgery)