Tumors Of Pancreas Flashcards
1
Q
Tumors of the pancrease?
A
- Exocrine (common)
a. Benign adenoma
b. Malignant adenocarcinoma cystadenocarcinoma - Endocrine
a. Insulinoma
b. Glucagonomas
c. Vipoma (pancreatic cholera)
d. Somatostatinoma
2
Q
Patient of insulinoma is ?
A
Obese cause insulin is anabolic
Hypoglycemic attacks
3
Q
Insulinoma is benign or malignant and why?
A
Mainly benign cause the patient is obese
4
Q
What is whipples triad in insulinoma?
A
- Symptoms of hypoglycemia ( sweating anxiety tremor confusion coma)
- During the attack blood glucose is <45 mg/dl
- Improvement by giving glucose
5
Q
Investigations of insulinoma?
A
- Insulin high
- C peptide high
- Serum glucose low
- Insulin glucose ration >0.3
- Localize the tumor CT
6
Q
Insulinoma in head of pancrease? Surgery?
A
Whipples operation .. pancreaticoduedenectomy
7
Q
If insulinoma in the tail of pancrease ?
A
Distal pancreactomy
8
Q
What is vipoma?
A
Pancreatic cholera
9
Q
How to dd cholera and vipoma?
A
People surrounding .. cholera is epidemic
10
Q
Investigations of endocrine everything is ?
A
- Function
2. Imaging
11
Q
What is glucagonoma ?
A
Necrotizing skin lesion with uncontrolled DM
12
Q
What is somatostatinoma?
A
It is the bing of the GIT (anesthesia)
- Achlorhydria
- Pancreatic secretions are low
- Malabsoption (steatorrhea)
- Gall stones dt cholecystokinin