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Necrolytic migratory erythema and glucagonoma rising from pancreatic head.
- Source :
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Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] [Pancreatology] 2013 Jul-Aug; Vol. 13 (4), pp. 455-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Mar 30. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Glucagonoma syndrome encompasses necrolytic migratory erythema (NME), hyperglucagonemia, diabetes mellitus, anemia, weight loss, glossitis, angular cheilitis, steatorrhea, diarrhea, venous thrombosis, and neuropsychiatric disturbance. Of all the symptoms, NME is a rare skin disorder which is pathognomonic for glucagonoma. We present a 61-year-old woman diagnosed initially as pancreatic head adenocarcinoma with liver metastasis prior to the skin eruption. From the dermatologic finding and other clues, glucagonoma was diagnosed finally.<br /> (Copyright © 2013 IAP and EPC. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1424-3911
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.]
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23890147
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2013.03.011