title: [Well differentiated endocrine carcinomas of the pancreas].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  For the difference from poorly differentiated, well differentiated endocrine carcinomas of the pancreas are the tumours in whom with aggressive surgery and chemotherapy fair results can be achieved.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to point out the importance of such treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Over a 6-year period eight patients (seven female and one male) of average age 51 years (ranging from 23 to 71 years) were operated on for well differentiated endocrine carcinoma: six of the head and two of the tail of the pancreas. There were two functional and six nonfunctional tumours. Pain in the upper part of the abdomen in seven, mild loss in weight in two, strong heartburn in two, obstructive jaundice in three, diarrhoea in one, sudden massive bleeding from gastric varicosities due to prehepatic portal hypertension caused by pancreatic head tumour in one, and bruise in one patient were registered preoperatively. US and CT in all, angiography in one, octreoscan in two and PET scan in one patient were performed. Whipple's procedure was performed in six and distal pancreatectomy in two patients, as well as systemic lymphadenectomy in all and excision of liver secondary tumours in two patients. In the patient with massive gastric bleeding a total gastrectomy was performed first, followed by Whipple's procedure a month later.
  
  
  RESULTS
  R0 resection was achieved in all patients. Lymph nodes metastases were found in six patients. Six patients were given chemotherapy. One patient died 3 years after surgery, seven are still alive, on average 2.5 years. A local recurrence after distal pancreatectomy that occurred 5 years after surgery was successfully reresected and the patient is on peptide-receptor radiotherapy. In other six patients there were no local recurence or distant metastases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With aggressive surgery and chemotherapy fair results can be achieved in well differentiated endocrine carcinomas of the pancreas.
authors: Radoje
authors: R
authors: Čolović
authors: Nikica
authors: N
authors: Grubor
authors: Marjan
authors: M
authors: Micev
authors: Vladimir
authors: V
authors: Dugalić
authors: Dejan
authors: D
authors: Stojakov
authors: Stojan
authors: S
authors: Latinčić
authors: Nataša
authors: N
authors: Čolović
authors: Miodrag
authors: M
authors: Jovanović
authors: Vesna
authors: V
authors: Karapandžić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery