title: Islet cell tumours: diagnosis and medical management.
abstract: Islet cell tumours are difficult to diagnose. They are rare tumours that secrete hormones resulting in symptoms and signs that are often mistaken for more common conditions. Benign and solitary tumours are surgically resected, while medical therapy aims at symptom control and palliation of malignant disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 OHS.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taheri
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meeran
mesh_terms: D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018273:Carcinoma, Islet Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015043:Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy