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===Surgery===
 
===Surgery===
A partial pancreatectomy is suitable for patients with a solitary tumour, provided there is no metastasis.
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A partial pancreatectomy is suitable for patients with a solitary tumour, provided there is no metastasis.  Complications such as persistent hypoglycaemia, pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus, epilepsy and diffuse polyneuropathy can occur.
    
==Prognosis==
 
==Prognosis==
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