A Case of Non-functioning Islet Cell Carcinoma with Multiple Liver Metastases -Complete Responce to Transcatheter Arterial Embolization-

Hodaka Amano*, Takeo Yokoyama, Hidehiko Kashiwabara, Tadashi Hachisu, Kouichirou Ohmori, Kaoru Sakamoto, Takao Suzuki*, Masanori Ichinose*, Kazuhiko Jinguu*

Department of Surgery, Sakura National Hospital
*Second Department of Surgery, Chiba University

A 60-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of an abdominal tumor. Radiological and biochemical examinations revealed non-functioning islet cell carcinoma with multiple liver metastases. Distal pancreatectomy with lymphadenectomy and hepatic artery cannulation was performed. Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) was performed after the operation, which resulted in the disappearance of radiologically detectable liver metastases. The combination of surgery and TAE made it possible for the patient to live over 44 months after the operation.

Key words
nonfunctioning islet cell carcinoma, liver metastasis, transcatheter arterial embolization

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Hodaka Amano Second Department of Surgery, Chiba University
1-8-1 Inohana, Chuou-ku, Chiba, 260 JAPAN

Accepted
September 9, 1992

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