title: Multimodality treatment of unresectable hepatic metastases from pancreatic glucagonoma.
abstract: Glucagonomas are pancreatic islet cell tumors arising from the alpha cells which belong to neuroendocrine tumors. They frequently metastasize to the liver. We report the case of a 52- year old man with a pancreatic glucagonoma with synchronous multiple liver metastases treated by surgery, transarterial chemoembolization, percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation and long-acting octreotide. Our report confirms that a multimodal approach is very effective in patients with unresectable liver metastases from pancreatic endocrine tumors providing long-lasting palliation and probably prolonging survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology.
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poggi
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Villani
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bernardo