TY  - JOUR
T1  - IMage of the month—quiz case
AU  - Frankel TL, Gauger PG
Y1  - 2009/04/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.2009.7-a
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 377
EP  - 377
VL  - 144
IS  - 4
N2  - 
A 51-year-old man with multiple endocrine neoplasia type I (MEN I) complained of indigestion, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fatigue. Previous manifestations of MEN I had included hyperprolactinemia, hyperparathyroidism, pancreatic endocrine tumors, and hypergastrinemia. His symptoms were refractory to high doses of a proton pump inhibitor (oral omeprazole [Prilosec], 80 mg, twice daily). Previous operations included subtotal parathyroidectomy and 3 intra-abdominal neuroendocrine tumor resections (distal pancreatectomy, duodenotomy, and submucosal tumor resection and enucleation of multiple neuroendocrine tumors from the head and neck of the pancreas). Physical examination revealed only previous abdominal scars and slight epigastric tenderness. While the patient was under observation and coincident with worsening symptoms, fasting unstimulated serum gastrin levels increased to 2043 pg/mL (normal range, 25-110 pg/mL) (to convert to picomoles per liter, multiply by 0.481). The human pancreatic polypeptide level was elevated to 439 ng/mL (normal level, <290 ng/mL). Serum chromogranin A level was elevated at 803 pg/mL (normal level, <36 pg/mL). Serum calcium and intact parathyroid hormone levels were normal. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen was performed with intravenous contrast and an oral contrast agent (VoLumen; EZ-EM Inc, Lake Success, New York). Several small duodenal wall masses (arterial enhancing) and multiple enhancing masses in the residual pancreatic tissue were detected (Figure 1). Endoscopic ultrasonography revealed multiple hypoechoic masses in the pancreas as large as 1.5 cm and abnormal peripancreatic lymph nodes that were oval, hypoechoic, and heterogeneous.

SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.7-a
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2009.7-a
ER  -