These include prediction of tumors that will respond to octreotide therapy, identification of covert metastases, intraoperative identification of tumors, and postoperative surveillance. Use of an alternative isotope may provide a vehicle for the administration of local therapeutic radiation to tumor cells. The significance of two-stage treatment of obstructive jaundice caused by tumors of the terminal part of the biliary tract is shown on rich clinical material. Its simple techniques and reliability made it accessible to a wide circle of surgeons. We report the rare case of a large adenoma of Brunner's glands as the cause of an upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
Endoscopic resection is the therapy of choice in the appropriate setting.
Therefore, the complete excision either endoscopically or by surgery should be attempted. Endoscopic biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of carcinoid tumor. The Whipple resection for cancer in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals. The authors compiled the results after Whipple resection for cancer from a large U.S. national hospital system. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals were analyzed, excluding lymphomas and neuroendocrine tumors.