title: Small cystic insulinoma: value of arterial stimulation venous sampling.
abstract: Cystic insulinomas are rare, with only three cases having been reported in the literature. It is not difficult to determine the site of such neoplasms, as cystic insulinomas are usually 4-10 cm in diameter. We report a patient with a histologically confirmed cystic insulinoma. This case is unique because of the small size (1.3 cm) of the tumor. Arterial stimulation venous sampling was useful for localizing and distinguishing this tumor from other pancreatic lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyazono
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakajo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sagara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kijima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aikou
mesh_terms: D002125:Calcium Gluconate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D002125:Calcium Gluconate