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Table 3 Treatments of insulinomas in MEN1 patients

From: Analysis of 55 patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1-associated insulinoma from a single center in China

 

Overall

(n = 52)

Localized pNETs

(n = 16)

Multifocal pNETs

(n = 36)

Surgery, n (%)

   

 Enucleation

10 (19.2%)

10 (62.5%)

0

 Multiple enucleations

20 (38.5%)

0

20 (55.6%)

 Distal pancreatectomy

10 (19.2%)

6 (37.5%)

4 (11.1%)

 Distal pancreatectomy and enucleation

9 (17.3%)

0

9 (25%)

 Whipple/PPPD

1 (1.9%)

0

1 (2.8%)

Pharmacological treatment, n (%)

   

 Anhydrous alcohol injection

1 (1.9%)

0

1 (2.8%)

 SSAs

1 (1.9%)

0

1 (2.8%)

  1. PPPD, pylorus‐preserving pancreatoduodenectomy; SSAs, somatostatin analogs