Pancreatic apudomas
- 1 September 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in World Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 3 (5) , 587-594
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01654765
Abstract
Pancreatic apudomas are not common but are frequently curable. Thus, it is important for every clinician to be fully aware of the varied clinical syndromes that suggest their presence. The availability of specific radioimmunoassays has made confirmation of the diagnosis relatively simple. Advances in the techniques for staining the different cell types have led to the recognition that many of these tumors are mixed, and that the general term “pancreatic apudoma” is appropriate. Pancreatic endocrine tumors, as examples of “nature's experiments,” have yielded considerable insight into the possible physiologic effects of the various peptides they produce. It is to be hoped that further study of tumors such as the somatostatinoma and PPoma may yield further information about these enigmatic compounds. Les apudomes pancréatiques sont rares. Ils sont fréquemment curables. Il est donc important de connaître les divers syndromes cliniques qui peuvent en faire soupçonner l'existence. Le diagnostic peut être facilement confirmé par dosage radioimmunologique. L'amélioration des techniques de coloration des divers types cellulaires a montré que bon nombre de ces tumeurs sont des tumeurs mixtes, qui méritent donc l'appellation générale d'apudomes. Les tumeurs pancréatiques endocrines sont de bons exemples d'“expérimentation naturelle”: elles ont largement contribué à une meilleure connaissance des effets physiologiques des divers peptides qu'elles secrètent. Il faut espérer que l'exploration future de certaines tumeurs, comme le somatostatinome ou le PPome, apportera de nouvelles informations sur ces substances encore énigmatiques.Keywords
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