The Paradox of Increasing Waiting List Mortality and Declining Utilization of Deceased Donor Grafts in Kidney Transplant

Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 Jan;19(1):92-93. doi: 10.6002/ect.2019.0427. Epub 2020 Jun 2.

Abstract

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are a rare type of tumor with malignant potential, characterized by slowgrowth, frequent hepatic metastatic lesions that usually stay contained within the liver. In patients with unresectable liver metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, liver transplant is the only treatment available. Insulinomas are the most common pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and 5% to 10% of insulinomas are malignant. We herein report a case of a living-donor liver transplant with distal pancreatectomy for a patient with hepatic metastatic pancreatic insulinoma with a 13-year postoperative survival.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Kidney Transplantation* / mortality
  • Waiting Lists*

Associated data

  • ISRCTN/ISRCTN11708741
  • ISRCTN/ISRCTN32967929