Glucagonoma

Glucagonoma is a rare, functioning type of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET; see this term) that hypersecretes glucagon, leading to a syndrome comprised of necrolytic migratory erythema, diabetes mellitus, anemia, weight loss, mucosal abnormalities, thromboembolism, gastrointestinal and neuropsychiatric symptoms.

Pancreatitis

The presence of inflammation in the pancreas.


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PMID (PMCID)
8871247
(2443072)
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Glucagonoma associated with calculous pancreatitis.
Mao C, Pour PM, Howard JM.
HPB Surg. 1996;9(2):77-81.
Glucagonoma associated with calculous pancreatitis.
8871247
(2443072)
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Glucagonoma associated with calculous pancreatitis.
Mao C, Pour PM, Howard JM.
HPB Surg. 1996;9(2):77-81.
Continued critical appraisal is needed to determine whether the association of the glucagonoma and pancreatitis is etiologically related or merely coincidental.
8871247
(2443072)
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Glucagonoma associated with calculous pancreatitis.
Mao C, Pour PM, Howard JM.
HPB Surg. 1996;9(2):77-81.
A Patient with a glucagonoma associated with calculous pancreatitis is reported.
2168587
 MALE Middle Aged
Somatostatin analogue in treatment of coexisting glucagonoma and pancreatic pseudocyst: dissociation of responses.
Moattari AR, Cho K, Vinik AI.
Surgery. 1990;108(3):581-7.
After an acute episode of pancreatitis, a 63-year-old man was found to have a pancreatic glucagonoma.