Primary Lymph Node Gastrinoma: A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain in Childhood

ÇITAK E. Ç. , TAŞKINLAR H., ARPACI R. B. , APAYDIN F. D. , CEYLAN GÜNAY E., Tanriverdi H., ...More

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY, vol.35, no.5, pp.394-398, 2013 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/mph.0b013e318298de7e
  • Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY
  • Page Numbers: pp.394-398

Abstract

Gastrinoma is a hormone-secreting tumor associated with the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. It is quite rare among children. The discovery of gastrinomas in unusual locations such as lymph nodes, bones, ovaries, and the liver poses a diagnostic dilemma as to whether the tumor is primary or metastatic. Here, we present a case of a primary gastrinoma within a lymph node.