A non-secretory malignant insulinoma: a case report

Authors

  • Mohammad Zarei Nursing Department, Shirvan Center of Higher Health Education, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7294-2556
  • Majid Dastras Nursing Department, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
  • Mostafa Roshanravan Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15419/bmrat.v6i3.533

Keywords:

Insulinoma, Malignant, Pancreas

Abstract

Introduction: We report a rare case of non-insulin secreting malignant insulinoma of the pancreas and discuss its medical and surgical management.

Case Presentation: Our patient was a 62- year-old Persian female. Over the previous year, she had developed increased abdominal mass, dizziness, weakness, and fatigue. After surgical operation, chemotherapy was given to the patient. Treatment with cisplatin and etoposide was commenced in a 4-month course.

Conclusion: As a result, chemotherapy showed an important role in the management of insulinoma.

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Published

2019-03-31

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2019)

Section

Case report

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Copyright The Author(s) 2017. This article is published with open access by BioMedPress. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0) which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited. 

How to Cite

A non-secretory malignant insulinoma: a case report. (2019). Biomedical Research and Therapy, 6(3), 3093-3095. https://doi.org/10.15419/bmrat.v6i3.533

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