Octreotide Use in a Patient with MEN-1 Syndrome and Multifocal Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

We report a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 with pancreatic polypeptide (PP) secreting subcentimeter pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) treated with octreotide and review the current literature that pertains to the management of these patients. Clinical data, laboratory result...

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Main Authors: Matthew H. Kemm, Cory D. Manly, Thanh D. Hoang, Vinh Q. Mai, Mohamed K. M. Shakir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9462942