AIM: To determine predictors of clinically relevant pancreatic fistulas (CRPF) by measuring drain fluid amylase (DFA) in the early postoperative period.
Annular pancreas (AP) is a rare congenital anomaly. Coexisting malignancy has been reported only in a few cases. We report what is, to the best of our knowledge, the first case in the English literature of duodenal ad...Annular pancreas (AP) is a rare congenital anomaly. Coexisting malignancy has been reported only in a few cases. We report what is, to the best of our knowledge, the first case in the English literature of duodenal adenocarcinoma in a patient with AP. In a 55-year old woman with duodenal outlet stenosis magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography showed an aberrant pancreatic duct encircling the duodenum. Duodenojejunostomy was performed. Eight weeks later she presented with painless jaundice. Duodenopancreatectomy revealed a duodenal adenocarcinoma, surrounded by an incomplete AP. Thus, co-existent malignancy with AP can be present without obstructive jaundice and without being visible through preoperative diagnostics.展开更多
AIM:To describe our patients affected with ectopic biliary tree gastrinoma and review the literature on this topic.METHODS:Between January 1992 and June 2012,28 patients affected by duodenopancreatic endocrine tumors ...AIM:To describe our patients affected with ectopic biliary tree gastrinoma and review the literature on this topic.METHODS:Between January 1992 and June 2012,28 patients affected by duodenopancreatic endocrine tumors in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1(MEN1)syndrome underwent surgery at our institution.This retrospective review article analyzes our experience regarding seventeen of these patients subjected to duodenopancreatic surgery for Zollinger-Ellison syndrome(ZES).Surgical treatment consisted of duodenopancreatectomy(DP)or total pancreatectomy(TP).Regional lymphadenectomy was always performed.Any hepatic tumoral lesions found were removed during surgery.In MEN1 patients,removal of duodenal lesions can sometimes lead to persistence or recurrence of hypergastrinemia.One possible explanation for this unfavorable outcome could be unrecognized ectopic localization of gastrin-secreting tumors.This study described three cases among the seventeen patients who were found to have an ectopic gastrinoma located in the biliary tree.RESULTS:Seventeen MEN1 patients affected with ZES were analyzed.The mean age was 40 years.Fifteen patients underwent DP and two TP.On histopathological examination,duodeno pancreatic endocrine tumors were found in all 17 patients.Eighty-one gastrinomas were detected in the first three portions of the duodenum.Only one gastrinoma was found in the pancreas.The mean number of gastrinomas per patient was 5(range 1-16).Malignancy was established in 12 patients(70.5%)after lymph node,liver and omental metastases were found.Three patients exhibited biliary tree gastrinomas as well as duodenal gastrinoma(s).In two cases,the ectopic gastrinoma was removed at the same time as pancreatic surgery,while in the third case,the biliary tree gastrinoma was resected one year after DP because of recurrence of ZES.CONCLUSION:These findings suggest the importance of checking for the presence of ectopic gastrinomas in the biliary tree in MEN1 patients undergoing ZES surgery.展开更多
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors(PNTs) are relatively uncommon although these neoplasms have been noted to grow in occurrence in recent decades.Surgical removal of locally advanced PNTs involving major vessels and adj...Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors(PNTs) are relatively uncommon although these neoplasms have been noted to grow in occurrence in recent decades.Surgical removal of locally advanced PNTs involving major vessels and adjacent organs is warranted by reason of an appreciably more favorable prognosis as compared to exocrine pancreas cancer.We are reporting a case of successful multi-organ resection combined with a wide excision of the superior mesenteric,common,proper,left and right hepatic arteries(in the presence of the hepatomesenteric trunk variant of aberrant arterial anatomy) for multifocal PNTs in the setting of multiple neuroendocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome.The procedure resulted in pain abolition,a significant improvement in the patient's life quality and allowed her to return to work.Follow-up computed tomography at 15 mo post-surgery showed no evidence of disease recurrence.展开更多
Pancreatic cancer,with a 5% 5-year survival rate,is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in Western countries.Unfortunately,only 20% of all patients benefit from surgical treatment.The need to prolong survival has...Pancreatic cancer,with a 5% 5-year survival rate,is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in Western countries.Unfortunately,only 20% of all patients benefit from surgical treatment.The need to prolong survival has prompted pathologists to develop improved protocols to evaluate pancreatic specimens and their surgical margins.Hopefully,the new protocols will provide clinicians with more powerful prognostic indicators and accurate information to guide their therapeutic decisions.Despite the availability of several guidelines for the handling and pathology reporting of duodenopancreatectomy specimens and their continual updating by expert pathologists,there is no consensus on basic issues such as surgical margins or the definition of incomplete excision(R1) of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.This article reviews the problems and controversies that dealing with duodenopancreatectomy specimens pose to pathologists,the various terms used to define resection margins or infiltration,and reports.After reviewing the literature,including previous guidelines and based on our own experience,we present our protocol for the pathology handling of duodenopancreatectomy specimens.展开更多
We report a case of groove pancreatitis in which clinical and endoscopic findings improved with conservative treatment. Most authors suggest more aggressive management, such as Whipple＇s surgery because of its simila...We report a case of groove pancreatitis in which clinical and endoscopic findings improved with conservative treatment. Most authors suggest more aggressive management, such as Whipple＇s surgery because of its similar findings to pancreatic carcinoma. Groove pancreatitis is a rare condition that requires more studies to establish diagnostic criteria to better classify the disease＇s stage and direct appropriated therapy for the patient, improving morbidity and survival of this disease.展开更多
文摘AIM: To determine predictors of clinically relevant pancreatic fistulas (CRPF) by measuring drain fluid amylase (DFA) in the early postoperative period.
文摘Annular pancreas (AP) is a rare congenital anomaly. Coexisting malignancy has been reported only in a few cases. We report what is, to the best of our knowledge, the first case in the English literature of duodenal adenocarcinoma in a patient with AP. In a 55-year old woman with duodenal outlet stenosis magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography showed an aberrant pancreatic duct encircling the duodenum. Duodenojejunostomy was performed. Eight weeks later she presented with painless jaundice. Duodenopancreatectomy revealed a duodenal adenocarcinoma, surrounded by an incomplete AP. Thus, co-existent malignancy with AP can be present without obstructive jaundice and without being visible through preoperative diagnostics.
文摘AIM:To describe our patients affected with ectopic biliary tree gastrinoma and review the literature on this topic.METHODS:Between January 1992 and June 2012,28 patients affected by duodenopancreatic endocrine tumors in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1(MEN1)syndrome underwent surgery at our institution.This retrospective review article analyzes our experience regarding seventeen of these patients subjected to duodenopancreatic surgery for Zollinger-Ellison syndrome(ZES).Surgical treatment consisted of duodenopancreatectomy(DP)or total pancreatectomy(TP).Regional lymphadenectomy was always performed.Any hepatic tumoral lesions found were removed during surgery.In MEN1 patients,removal of duodenal lesions can sometimes lead to persistence or recurrence of hypergastrinemia.One possible explanation for this unfavorable outcome could be unrecognized ectopic localization of gastrin-secreting tumors.This study described three cases among the seventeen patients who were found to have an ectopic gastrinoma located in the biliary tree.RESULTS:Seventeen MEN1 patients affected with ZES were analyzed.The mean age was 40 years.Fifteen patients underwent DP and two TP.On histopathological examination,duodeno pancreatic endocrine tumors were found in all 17 patients.Eighty-one gastrinomas were detected in the first three portions of the duodenum.Only one gastrinoma was found in the pancreas.The mean number of gastrinomas per patient was 5(range 1-16).Malignancy was established in 12 patients(70.5%)after lymph node,liver and omental metastases were found.Three patients exhibited biliary tree gastrinomas as well as duodenal gastrinoma(s).In two cases,the ectopic gastrinoma was removed at the same time as pancreatic surgery,while in the third case,the biliary tree gastrinoma was resected one year after DP because of recurrence of ZES.CONCLUSION:These findings suggest the importance of checking for the presence of ectopic gastrinomas in the biliary tree in MEN1 patients undergoing ZES surgery.
文摘Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors(PNTs) are relatively uncommon although these neoplasms have been noted to grow in occurrence in recent decades.Surgical removal of locally advanced PNTs involving major vessels and adjacent organs is warranted by reason of an appreciably more favorable prognosis as compared to exocrine pancreas cancer.We are reporting a case of successful multi-organ resection combined with a wide excision of the superior mesenteric,common,proper,left and right hepatic arteries(in the presence of the hepatomesenteric trunk variant of aberrant arterial anatomy) for multifocal PNTs in the setting of multiple neuroendocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome.The procedure resulted in pain abolition,a significant improvement in the patient's life quality and allowed her to return to work.Follow-up computed tomography at 15 mo post-surgery showed no evidence of disease recurrence.
文摘Pancreatic cancer,with a 5% 5-year survival rate,is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in Western countries.Unfortunately,only 20% of all patients benefit from surgical treatment.The need to prolong survival has prompted pathologists to develop improved protocols to evaluate pancreatic specimens and their surgical margins.Hopefully,the new protocols will provide clinicians with more powerful prognostic indicators and accurate information to guide their therapeutic decisions.Despite the availability of several guidelines for the handling and pathology reporting of duodenopancreatectomy specimens and their continual updating by expert pathologists,there is no consensus on basic issues such as surgical margins or the definition of incomplete excision(R1) of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.This article reviews the problems and controversies that dealing with duodenopancreatectomy specimens pose to pathologists,the various terms used to define resection margins or infiltration,and reports.After reviewing the literature,including previous guidelines and based on our own experience,we present our protocol for the pathology handling of duodenopancreatectomy specimens.
文摘We report a case of groove pancreatitis in which clinical and endoscopic findings improved with conservative treatment. Most authors suggest more aggressive management, such as Whipple＇s surgery because of its similar findings to pancreatic carcinoma. Groove pancreatitis is a rare condition that requires more studies to establish diagnostic criteria to better classify the disease＇s stage and direct appropriated therapy for the patient, improving morbidity and survival of this disease.
