Glucagonoma surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glucagonoma. The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of glucagonoma at diagnosis.[1]
Surgery
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glucagonoma. The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of glucagonoma at diagnosis.[1]
- Solitary tumor without peripancreatic invasion, liver metastasis, and pancreatic duct compression:
- Enucleation
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zhang M, Xu X, Shen Y, Hu ZH, Wu LM, Zheng SS (2004). "Clinical experience in diagnosis and treatment of glucagonoma syndrome". Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int. 3 (3): 473–5. PMID 15313692.