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Laparoscopic enucleation of tumors embedded in the pancreatic head: Safety and feasibility.

Asian J Surg

September 2024

Department of Pancreatic Surgery, General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • Surgical treatment for pancreatic head tumors, particularly via laparoscopic enucleation (LapEN), remains debated due to its challenges, especially for deeply embedded tumors.
  • A study from January 2014 to September 2022 analyzed 151 LapEN cases, finding a 21.9% incidence of grade B pancreatic fistula but no deaths or grade C complications.
  • Results indicated that while LapEN for pancreatic head tumors had longer operation times and higher conversion rates compared to distal pancreas tumors, it remains a safe option even for deeply embedded tumors, with no significant differences in outcomes based on tumor location.
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic condition, characterized by hyperglycaemia, oxidative imbalance, pancreatic β-cell death, and insulin insufficiency. Angiotensin II (Ang II) increases oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis, and Ang II type 1 receptor (AT1R) blockers (ARBs) can ameliorate inflammatory response and oxidative stress. However, like other small-molecule drugs, free ARBs show poor efficacy and dose-limiting toxicities.

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Background: Mixed neuroendocrine-non-neuroendocrine neoplasm (MiNEN) is a rare malignant gastrointestinal tumor. The prognosis of patients with MiNEN is poor because of the high frequency of recurrence and metastases. We report a case of esophagogastric junction MiNEN (EGJ-MiNEN) with a long-term recurrence-free survival of 5.

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Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibodies are frequently measured in diabetes care as islet-associated autoantibodies that are useful in the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. However, GAD antibodies derived from other persons may contaminate immunoglobulin preparations, and there have been cases of transiently positive GAD antibodies after intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in patients who were originally negative for GAD antibodies. Clinicians may be unaware of such contamination and misdiagnose some cases as type 1 instead of type 2 diabetes mellitus based on positivity for GAD antibodies.

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  • * Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has surfaced as an effective minimally invasive treatment for insulinomas.
  • * A case study of a woman with severe low blood sugar due to an insulinoma showed successful treatment with RFA after surgery, resulting in no complications or hypoglycemic incidents over a year.
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Insulinoma-associated protein 1 (INSM1) immunohistochemistry has been established as a sensitive and reliable immunohistochemical marker for detecting neuroendocrine differentiation in tumors across various organ systems. However, this marker has not been adequately investigated in primary thymic neuroendocrine tumors. We have studied a series of 27 cases of primary neuroendocrine carcinomas of the thymus, including 3 typical carcinoids, 18 atypical carcinoids, 4 large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas, and 2 small cell carcinomas.

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Insulinomas represent <10% of pancreatic tumors. It is a functional neuroendocrine tumor that can cause recurrent and severe episodes of loss of consciousness due to hypoglycemia. Surgical removal is the only curative treatment.

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  • Surgery is the primary treatment for insulinoma, and correctly locating the tumor is vital for effective management.
  • The selective arterial calcium injection (SACI) test is a key method for localizing insulinomas, but sometimes it may not provide clear results.
  • In a case where the conventional SACI was ineffective, a hyperselective SACI test successfully identified the tumor's location, enabling a targeted surgical resection while preserving vital parts of the pancreas.
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Management of functional neuroendocrine tumors.

Curr Probl Cancer

October 2024

ENETS Center of Excellence, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Room E400 GH, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, USA. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • * Managing the symptoms associated with functional NENs may require approaches like tumor removal, chemotherapy, or specialized therapies aimed at reducing hormone production and its effects on the body.
  • * This review emphasizes the importance of addressing the hormonal symptoms of NENs alongside traditional tumor reduction strategies to enhance the overall wellbeing of patients.
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Organelle heterogeneity and inter-organelle contacts within a single cell contribute to the limited sensitivity of current organelle separation techniques, thus hindering organelle subpopulation characterization. Here, we use direct current insulator-based dielectrophoresis (DC-iDEP) as an unbiased separation method and demonstrate its capability by identifying distinct distribution patterns of insulin vesicles from INS-1E insulinoma cells. A multiple voltage DC-iDEP strategy with increased range and sensitivity has been applied, and a differentiation factor (ratio of electrokinetic to dielectrophoretic mobility) has been used to characterize features of insulin vesicle distribution patterns.

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  • * After ruling out common causes like insulin use and sepsis, other potential causes, such as nesidioblastosis (a rare form of hypoglycemia), should be investigated.
  • * A case study of a non-diabetic male with symptoms like dizziness and palpitations revealed that he had nesidioblastosis instead of insulinoma, demonstrating the importance of thorough evaluation.
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[The outcomes of robotic-assisted enucleation for tumors located in uncinate process of pancreas in 16 cases].

Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi

October 2024

Department of Gastroenterology and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital(People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College),Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology of Zhejiang Province,Hangzhou 310014,China.

To summarize the experience of robot-assisted enucleation of tumors located in uncinate process of pancreas. This is a retrospective case series study. The clinical data of patients with robot-assisted enucleation of tumors located in the uncinate process of pancreas at the Department of Gastroenterology and Pancreatic Surgery,Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital from June 2019 to December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed.

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Cadherin 17 (CDH17) and claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) are highly selective markers of intestinal and gastric lineages and are expressed in adenocarcinomas of various organs.

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Hyperinsulinism due to focal or diffuse pancreatic lesions causing recurrent episodes of hypoglycemia is rare in mid-childhood. There is no consensus on the gold-standard imaging method to diagnose focal insulin-producing lesions beyond infancy. A 14-year-old boy with a complex medical history and refractory epilepsy, presented with blood glucose (BG) of 52 mg/dL (2.

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  • * A case is reported of a man in his fifties who showcased incidental HU and was diagnosed with insulinoma after a series of medical evaluations, including biochemical and radiologic studies.
  • * The authors emphasize the need for more research to better understand the link between HU and insulinoma, as well as to develop protocols for detecting patients with this condition.
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A gastrointestinal bleed (GIB) in the setting of metastatic insulinoma is a rare phenomenon. It appears that cases of metastatic insulinoma causing GIB are rare, often influenced by the tumor's location. Our case involves an 82-year-old male with dementia and a history of recurrent hypoglycemia, presenting with an episode of altered mental status.

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A tale of two sisters - delayed diagnosis of genetic hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia.

Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep

July 2024

Departments of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Surgery and General Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Summary: Congenital hyperinsulinism is the leading cause of persistent hypoglycaemia in infants and children; however, it is uncommon to be diagnosed in adulthood. We describe the cases of two sisters who presented with hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia aged 47 and 57 years old, who were subsequently diagnosed with compound heterozygous likely pathogenic variants in the ABCC8 gene, a known cause of monogenic congenital hyperinsulinism. We discuss the typical presenting features, investigation findings, and treatment strategies for patients with this condition.

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Many pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) fall into 2 major prognostic subtypes based on DAXX/ATRX-induced alternative lengthening of telomerase phenotype and alpha- and beta-cell-like epigenomic profiles. However, these PanNETs are still flanked by other PanNETs that do not fit into either subtype. Furthermore, despite advanced genotyping, PanNETs are generally not well-characterized in terms of their histologic and hormonal phenotypes.

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Unlabelled: Pancreatic masses are extremely rare in pediatric patients, with limited data available. This lack of data makes the diagnosis and management of these tumors in children extremely challenging. Therefore, we aimed to describe the presentations, clinical course, and outcomes of children with pancreatic tumors at our center.

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  • This study assesses the effectiveness of Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT scans for diagnosing and locating insulinomas, which can be benign or malignant, including those associated with MEN-1 syndrome.
  • It involved 43 patients who showed symptoms or lab indications of insulinoma, and comparisons were made between Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT and conventional contrast-enhanced CT (CE-CT) in identifying the lesions.
  • Although Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT showed high sensitivity (87.5%) for detecting insulinomas, it didn't significantly outperform CE-CT (80.36%) in localization, suggesting it may be most useful as a supplementary tool when other imaging methods struggle.
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Insulinoma presenting with anti-insulin antibodies.

Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep

July 2024

Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tsukuba University Hospital Mito Clinical Education and Training Center, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, Mito, Ibaraki, Japan.

Summary: An 89-year-old woman presented with a 6-year history of occasional episodes of impaired consciousness that were relieved by ingestion of a snack. Three months before presenting to our hospital, she had been hospitalized in a local hospital with subdural hematoma caused by a head contusion, where previously unrecognized hypoglycemia was discovered. Fasting plasma glucose concentration was 37 mg/dL, with a relatively high serum level of insulin (34.

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Diagnostic Challenges in Difficult-to-Localize Insulinomas: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Diagnostics (Basel)

July 2024

Department for Pathology, Clinic for Digestive Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Koste Todorovića 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.

Article Synopsis
  • * A case study of a 54-year-old woman illustrates how her episodes of unconsciousness and hyperinsulinemia were initially challenging to diagnose, despite unremarkable MRI and CT scans.
  • * Utilizing techniques like selective arterial calcium stimulation and Gallium-68 DOTA-Exendin-4 PET/CT ultimately helped identify a hyperperfused pancreatic lesion, suggesting that earlier specialized imaging could have expedited her diagnosis and treatment.
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Characteristics, therapy, and outcome of rare functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms.

Sci Rep

August 2024

Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.

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  • * Out of 216 patients with pNENs treated from 2002 to 2022, 12 were identified as rf-pNENs, including different subtypes like vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, glucagon, and calcitonin-producing tumours.
  • * Following surgery, most patients showed positive outcomes, with a median follow-up of 75 months indicating that those who had complete resections (R0) and no liver metastases had a better prognosis, with six patients remaining alive and disease-free.
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