glucagonoma/carbohydrate

Glucagonoma of the pancreas is a rare tumor with distinct clinical manifestations, such as necrolytic migratory erythema,weight loss, anemia, diabetes mellitus, and hypoamino-acidemia. We report the case of a 68-year-old Japanese man who underwent curative resection for malignant glucagonoma of the

Glucagonoma is a very rare endocrine pancreatic tumor. At diagnosis, most glucagonomas are malignant and often metastatic. Suspicion of glucagonoma is based on characteristic presentations known as "glucagonoma syndrome". Glucagonoma is often found in the pancreatic body and/or tail and is usually

Two cases of necrolytic migratory erythema are described. Both patients also suffered from anaemia, weight loss, hypersedimentation and carbohydrate intolerance. A solitary pancreatic tumour was found in both cases-- at autopsy in one and at laparotomy in the other. Microscopic examination of skin

Hypoaminoacidemia and skin rash are features of the glucagonoma syndrome. A glucagonoma patient with earlier insulin treated, noninsulin-dependent diabetes, and functional liver metastases, 3 yr postresection of pancreatic tumor, was treated with a high protein diet for 2 wk, then switched to a high

A 60-year-old male patient was admitted due to protracted systemic pruritus and erythema for 3 years without an obvious dermatologic cause, which exacerbated in the past 3 months, along with weight loss and diarrhoea. He had significant fasting hyperglycemia and dramatically elevated serum glucagon

A growing knowledge and awareness of bizarre clinical presentations, the physiology of new peptides, and the more frequent use of radioimmunoassay techniques has led to the identification of more patients with glucagonomas, somatostatinomas, vipomas, and ectopic tumors. Definite clinical syndromes,