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Giant Malignant Insulinoma

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The role of debulking resections in giant malignant insulinoma is still controversial. Here, we report the case of a 49-year-old patient woman with a giant malignant symptomatic insulinoma, who underwent debulking surgery, realizing a total pancreatectomy, splenectomy, partial gastrectomy and cholecystectomy.

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  1. Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain

    Marcello Di Martino, Iñigo García Sanz, Jesus Delgado Valdueza & Elena Martín-Pérez

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  1. Marcello Di Martino
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Di Martino, M., García Sanz, I., Delgado Valdueza, J. et al. Giant Malignant Insulinoma. J Gastrointest Surg 20, 1530–1531 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-016-3118-y

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