Do you have a case worker assigned to your case to help you? what was your diagnosis and treatment? what tests did they do to diagnosis you? first diagnosis was suggested to be islet tumor of the endrocine and they wanted to do a distal pancreatecomy and spleenectomy right away. second diagnosis isn't in yet, but further blood tests, including the CA-19-9, and a Octreo scan is being done (yesterday and today), and a 24 hour urine test. my tumor apparently is cyst-like in an oval shape with a new moon shape that is denser and has blood fluid in it. I don't have any symptoms as yet and the size is 2 cm and round. Received a call from the medical oncologist doctor yesterday and he met with the Tumor Board and their recommendation is the distal pancreatocomy. I was diagnosised as type 2 diabetic in May 2006 and have been informed that this surgery will result in my needing to use insulin. did this happen to you, and how are you doing? thanks.