# Primary jejunal gastrinoma: a case report and review of the literature

## TL;DR

A rare case of a jejunal gastrinoma was successfully treated with surgery, leading to long-term remission.

## Contribution

This report adds a new case of primary jejunal gastrinoma with a 10-year disease-free follow-up.

## Key findings

- Surgical resection of a primary jejunal gastrinoma resulted in eugastrinemia.
- The patient remained disease-free for 10 years after surgery.
- Primary jejunal gastrinomas without metastasis may have a good prognosis after resection.

## Abstract

Primary jejunal gastrinomas are exceedingly rare, and data for long-term follow-up is limited. Until now, only six cases of gastrinomas arising from the jejunum have been reported in the English literature.

Presented is a case of a primary gastrinoma located in the proximal jejunum. After surgical resection of the tumor, eugastrinemia was quickly achieved and after a 10-year follow-up period, the patient was still disease-free.

This case report demonstrates that surgical resection of a primary jejunal gastrinoma without evidence of metastasis can be curative, with a good long-term prognosis.