title: Angiographic diagnosis of endocrine tumors of the pancreas.
abstract: The angiographic findings in 18 patients with endocrine tumors of the pancreas are analyzed. A literature review (262 cases) is performed in order to assess the accuracy of angiography in diagnosing islet cell tumors, in particular multiple and small (less than 1 cm) lesions. Problems of differential diagnosis of pancreatic and extrapancreatic structures and lesions are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009384:Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015043:Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging