Tumors Of Pancreas Flashcards

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Tumors of the pancrease?

A
  1. Exocrine (common)
    a. Benign adenoma
    b. Malignant adenocarcinoma cystadenocarcinoma
  2. Endocrine
    a. Insulinoma
    b. Glucagonomas
    c. Vipoma (pancreatic cholera)
    d. Somatostatinoma
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Patient of insulinoma is ?

A

Obese cause insulin is anabolic

Hypoglycemic attacks

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3
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Insulinoma is benign or malignant and why?

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Mainly benign cause the patient is obese

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4
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What is whipples triad in insulinoma?

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  1. Symptoms of hypoglycemia ( sweating anxiety tremor confusion coma)
  2. During the attack blood glucose is <45 mg/dl
  3. Improvement by giving glucose
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Investigations of insulinoma?

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  1. Insulin high
  2. C peptide high
  3. Serum glucose low
  4. Insulin glucose ration >0.3
  5. Localize the tumor CT
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Insulinoma in head of pancrease? Surgery?

A

Whipples operation .. pancreaticoduedenectomy

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7
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If insulinoma in the tail of pancrease ?

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Distal pancreactomy

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8
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What is vipoma?

A

Pancreatic cholera

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9
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How to dd cholera and vipoma?

A

People surrounding .. cholera is epidemic

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10
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Investigations of endocrine everything is ?

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  1. Function

2. Imaging

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11
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What is glucagonoma ?

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Necrotizing skin lesion with uncontrolled DM

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What is somatostatinoma?

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It is the bing of the GIT (anesthesia)

  1. Achlorhydria
  2. Pancreatic secretions are low
  3. Malabsoption (steatorrhea)
  4. Gall stones dt cholecystokinin
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