Somatostatinoma of The Ampulla of Vater in Celiac Sprue.

Authors

E.James Frick M.D., Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
J R Kralstein
Michael Scarlato M.D., Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Herbert C. Hoover Jr M.D, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

7-1-2000

Abstract

The increased incidence of gastrointestinal lymphoma and adenocarcinoma in patients with celiac sprue is well recognized, with 10% to 15% developing a gastrointestinal malignancy. Somatostatinomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that occur most commonly within the pancreatic head or duodenum. Although fewer than 100 cases have been reported, somatostatinomas are often associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia-1 syndrome and von Recklinghausen's disease. The unusual case of a 43-year-old woman with celiac sprue in which a somatostatinoma involving the ampulla of Vater was identified and resected is presented. To our knowledge, somatostatinomas have not been previously reported in patients with celiac sprue.

Volume

4

Issue

4

First Page

388

Last Page

391

ISSN

1091-255X

Published In/Presented At

Frick, E. J., Kralstein, J. R., Scarlato, M., & Hoover, H. J. (2000). Somatostatinoma of the ampulla of vater in celiac sprue. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery: Official Journal Of The Society For Surgery Of The Alimentary Tract, 4(4), 388-391.

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Medical Specialties | Pathology | Surgery

PubMedID

11058857

Department(s)

Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Faculty, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Surgery, Department of Surgery Faculty

Document Type

Article