Pancreatic somatostatin-secreting gangliocytic paraganglioma with lymph node metastases.
Gangliocytic paraganglioma (GPG) with local lymph node metastasis was found in the pancreas of a 74-yr-old female who presented with diarrhea, steatorrhea, vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain. A Whipple procedure led to a complete resolution of these symptoms and a return of an elevated stomatostatin level to normal. This is the first description of GPG in this location and the first endocrinologically active GPG.
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Department of Pathology, University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin USA.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000378:metabolism*
D013004:Somatostatin