Pancreatic islet cell tumour in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis.
A case of familial adenomatous polyposis is reported in a 39 year old patient who underwent a Whipple's resection for adenoma of the duodenum. He subsequently developed a pancreatic glucagonoma. Endocrine neoplasia other than papillary carcinoma of thyroid has seldom been reported in association with FAP. The true incidence of islet cell tumours in FAP may be underestimated.
Department of Pathology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
C J
CJ
Stewart
C W
CW
Imrie
A K
AK
Foulis
D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D005935:Glucagonoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology