Question:
What is somatostatinoma?
Author: H KAnswer:
Rare Type Presentation (GS, DM (inh. Insulin secretion), Steatorrhea (inh. Pancreatic & Bile excretion), abdominal pain (25%), jaundice (25%), and cholelithiasis (19%)., Hypochlohydra and achlohydra, Wt loss) Localization Mostly Proximal , at pancreaticoduodenal groove Periampullary area 60% Often Metastases Dx : Serum Somatostatin Level >10 ng/ml Tx : Resection if possible Debulking Tumor Cholecystectomy
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