Islet Cell Tumors of the Pancreas

Clinical, Radiologic, and Pathologic Correlation in Diagnosis and Localization

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From the Department of Radiologic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Bldg 54, Room M-121, Alaska and Fern Sts, Washington, DC 20306-6000 (P.C.B.); the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md (P.C.B., D.L.M., T.V.P.); the Department of Radiology, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md (D.L.M., T.V.P.); and the Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington (J.L.B.). Received October 3, 1996; revision requested November 1 and received November 13; accepted November 15. Address reprint requests to P.C.B.

Abbreviations: ACTH = adrenocorticotropic hormone, MEN = multiple endocrine neoplasia, SAST = selective arterial stimulation testing

Index term: Pancreas, neoplasms, 770.3124, 770.3191, 770.329

Acknowledgments: We thank all the physicians who have contributed cases to the archives of the AFIP for making this manuscript possible. We also thank Danielle M. Carrera, MA, for her assistance in the preparation of the manuscript.

The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official nor as reflecting the views of the Departments of Defense, Army, or Navy.

See also the article by Mergo et al (pp 281-301) in this issue.

Abstract Introduction and Historical Perspective Clinical Features

Pathologic and Histologic Features Radiologic Features Differential Diagnosis Treatment and Prognosis

Summary Source Information References