Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2013; 5(3): 68-72
Published online Mar 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i3.68
Figure 1
Figure 1 Removal of tumor. A: Enhanced abdominal computed tomography showed a tumor of 1 centimeter in diameter in the tail of the pancreas which was highly contrasted in the arterial phase (arrow); B: Endoscopic ultrasonography identified a uniformly hypoechoic tumor which measured 11 mm × 6 mm with a smooth surface in the tail of the pancreas; C: The resected specimen obtained from distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy included a solid whitish nodule (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2 Immunostaining histological findings for the main lesion and the microadenoma (× 100). A: The main lesion revealed positive for glucagon; B: The main lesion revealed negative for insulin; C: The microadenoma revealed most positive for glucagon; D: The microadenoma revealed weakly positive for insulin.