Primary lymph node gastrinoma in jejunal mesentery.

نویسندگان

  • Anoop P Ayyappan
  • Subathira
  • Shalini Govil
  • Ashok Chacko
  • Nylla Shanthly
چکیده

Primary gastrinomas have been reported in lymph nodes within the gastrinoma triangle. We report a 56-year-old woman with possible primary lymph node gastrinoma in the jejunal mesentery. Six months after excision of the tumor, she is asymptomatic and serum gastrin level is normal.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology

دوره 24 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005