AIIMS GI 2020

Carcinoid Syndrome

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Q) Carcinoid syndrome wrong statement is?
a) 40 % have Right  heart dysfunction in carcinoid syndrome

b) >1cm in appendix is  indication for Right  hemi colectomy
c) 30 %  jejunoileal carcinoid are metastatic
d) Resection of primary is done in presence of metastatic disease

 

Gastrinoma diagnosis

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Q) Gastrinoma false is (AIIMS GI 2020) 
a) Fasting serum gastrin levels are  1000 g/ml
b) Duodenotomy should be done in all cases
c) Diarrhea most common symptom
d) SRS can localize 80% cases

Ans  )  c -

Duodenotomy detects 25% to 30% of tumors not seen on preoperative imaging.

Gastrin  levels higher than 1000 pg/mL are strongly suggestive of gastrinoma, provided that the patient demonstrated increased gastric acid  secretion ( gastric secretion ph should be less than 2) 

Most common is abdominal pain ( 75%) In 10% to 20% of patients, diarrhea is the only symptom

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SRS should be performed because almost all gastrinomas express somatostatin receptors.