Concurrent insulinoma and pancreatic adenocarcinoma: report of a rare case and review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the 5th leading cause of cancer-related death in Western countries and insulinomas are rare endocrine neoplasms of the pancreas. The concurrent appearance of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and insulinoma is very rare and to the best of our...

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Main Authors: Kairi Evi, Mastorakos George, Dellaportas Dionysios, Polymeneas George, Athanasopoulos Panagiotis G, Voros Dionysios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/7