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Theodore Schroeder | Zendy; Georgios Deftereos | Zendy; Anthony R. Lupetin | Zendy; Matthew Hartman | Zendy

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A case of primary intrahepatic gastrinoma

Author(s) -

Theodore Schroeder,

Georgios Deftereos,

Anthony R. Lupetin,

Matthew Hartman

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

radiology case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221

H-Index - 10

ISSN - 1930-0433

DOI - 10.2484/rcr.v7i2.577

Subject(s) - gastrinoma , medicine , duodenum , lesion , pancreas , gastroenterology , disease , radiology , general surgery , pathology , secretion , gastrin

Gastrinoma is an uncommon but important cause of peptic ulcer disease. These tumors are most commonly located in the duodenum or pancreas. We present a case of a primary intrahepatic gastrinoma. Only 20 such cases have been previously reported in the literature. Metastatic hepatic gastrinomas are much more common, but it is important to differentiate between a primary and metastatic lesion because of the worse prognosis associated with a metastatic lesion

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