title: [A case of malignant pancreatic apudoma producer of serotonin and pancreatic polypeptide].
abstract: Taking as their starting point the observation of a pancreatic malignant endocrine neoplasm with mixed production of serotonin and pancreatic polypeptide, the authors go on to review the literature on the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic apudomas. The possibility of performing an extempore intraoperative histological examination makes it possible to obtain a correct diagnosis of endocrine neoplasm and thus to proceed with surgery which could not be contemplated in adenocarcinomatous forms at an equivalent stage. Chemotherapy may then provide additional therapeutic possibilities, using specific markers for malignancies of the APUD system in order to detect possible recurrences.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Ancona, Istituto di Patologia Chirurgica.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Gesuelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mariuzzi
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Catalini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marmorale
mesh_terms: D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001079:Apudoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide
vernacular_title: Su un caso di apudoma maligno pancreatico a produzione di serotonina e polipeptide pancreatico.