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Thirty years' experience with gastrinoma

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Over a 30-year period (1947–1977), 40 patients with gastrinoma have been studied. Fifteen of the 19 survivors have lived 10 to 28 years following surgical treatment. Recent multiple endocrine studies in the long-term survivors have verified the clinical importance of including at least prolactin, parathormone, and catecholamine levels in addition to gastrin and calcium in every patient whose risk of other endocrine adenomas increases with time. Five-year survival was 62.5%, and 10-year, 47.5%. The absence of gross tumor at operation, origin within the submucosa of the duodenum or antrum, or proof of hyperparathyroidism favorably influenced long-term survival, regardless of the type of surgical procedure. Survival was improved following removal of a rare solitary tumor or combined aggressive tumor removal, hemipancreatectomy, and total gastrectomy for extensive disease.

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Pendant une période de 30 ans de 1947 à 1977, 40 malades atteints de gastrinomes ont été opérés. Quinze des 19 survivants ont vécu de 10 à 28 ans après le traitement chirurgical.

Des études endocriniennes multiples récentes chez les survivants suivis longtemps ont montré l'importance d'évaluer le taux de la prolactine, de la parathormone et des catécholamines ainsi que celui de la gastrine et du calcium chez tous les malades car le risque de développement d'autres tumeurs endocriniennes s'accroît au fil du temps.

Le taux de survie a été à 5 ans de 62,5% et à 10 ans de 47,5%. Le caractère limité du volume de la tumeur au moment de l'intervention, son siège au niveau de la muqueuse du duodénum de l'antre, l'hyperparathyroïdisme ont été des facteurs favorables de pronostic, quelle qu'ait été l'intervention pratiquée.

La survie a été améliorée après l'exérèse d'une rare tumeur solitaire ou après une attitude chirurgicale aggressive comportant ablation de la tumeur, hémipancréatectomie, gastrectomie totale, en présence de lésions étendues.

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En un período de 30 años (1947–1977) se han estudiado 40 pacientes con gastrinoma. Quince de los 19 sobrevivientes han existido 10 a 28 años después del tratamiento quirúrgico. Recientes estudios endocrinológicos en los sobrevivientes de largo término han corroborado la importancia clínica de incluir, por lo menos, la prolactina, la parathormona y los niveles de catecolamina, además de la gastrina y del calcio, en todo paciente cuyo riesgo de desarrollar otros adenomas endocrinos aumenta con el paso del tiempo. La supervivencia a cinco años fué de 62,5%, y la supervivencia a 10 años de 47,5%. La ausencia de tumor macroscópico durante la operación, el origen del tumor en la submucosa del duodeno o del antro o la comprobación de hiperparatiroidismo, fueron todos factures que ejercieron influencia favorable sobre la sobrevida a largo plazo, no importa cual hubiera sido el procedimiento quirúrgico empleado. La supervivencia fue mejor después de la resección de un raro tumor solitario o de la combinatión de resección agresiva del tumor con hemipancreatectomía y gastrectomía total para casos con enfermedad extensa.

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Zollinger, R.M., Ellison, E.C., O'Dorisio, T.M. et al. Thirty years' experience with gastrinoma. World J. Surg. 8, 427–432 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01654904

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