Metabolic Studies Following Total Pancreatectomy for Retroperitoneal Leiomyosarcoma

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TOTAL pancreatectomy has been reported 27 times (June, 1952).1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 In all cases this procedure was done to remove intrinsic pancreatic disease. In the case reported below, total pancreatectomy was part of an attempted excision of a large retroperitoneal sarcoma invading the pancreas and splenic vein. The patient survived one year. The metabolic studies carried out during this period form the substance of this report.Case Report21 S. K., a 33-year-old electrician, entered the hospital on June 22, 1950, because of a left-upper-quadrant mass of 2 weeks' duration.The patient had complained of vague, intermittent, leftcostal, and costovertebral-angle distress for 2 . . .

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