Intravascular tumor: a previously unreported finding of glucagonoma. 1997

D M Geehan, and L P Kapcala, and M Saberinia, and W A Scovill
Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.

Glucagonoma is a relatively rare pancreatic islet cell tumor. Historically, these tumors present a typical constellation of symptoms including diabetes, weight loss, anemia, necrolytic migratory erythematous rash, and propensity for thrombosis. This clinical presentation is described as the glucagonoma syndrome. The syndrome can be confirmed with the use of serum measurements of glucagon levels and immunohistochemical assay of the tumor. Variations from the classic syndrome have been described, and serum measurements of glucagon in patients with suspected islet cell tumors can identify subsets of patients with glucagonoma who do not exhibit the classic syndrome. In our case, the unusual presentation of glucagonoma included the previously unreported component of an intravascular venous extension of tumor.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007516 Adenoma, Islet Cell A benign tumor of the pancreatic ISLET CELLS. Usually it involves the INSULIN-producing PANCREATIC BETA CELLS, as in INSULINOMA, resulting in HYPERINSULINISM. Islet Cell Tumor,Islet of Langerhans Tumor,Nesidioblastoma,Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumors,Island Cell Tumor,Adenomas, Islet Cell,Island Cell Tumors,Islet Cell Adenoma,Islet Cell Adenomas,Islet Cell Tumors,Langerhans Tumor Islet,Nesidioblastomas,Tumor Islet, Langerhans,Tumor, Island Cell,Tumor, Islet Cell,Tumors, Island Cell,Tumors, Islet Cell
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009360 Neoplastic Cells, Circulating Exfoliate neoplastic cells circulating in the blood and associated with metastasizing tumors. Circulating Neoplastic Cells,Embolic Tumor Cells,Embolism, Tumor,Neoplasm Circulating Cells,Tumor Cells, Embolic,Cells, Neoplasm Circulating,Circulating Cells, Neoplasm,Circulating Tumor Cells,Cell, Circulating Neoplastic,Cell, Circulating Tumor,Cell, Embolic Tumor,Cell, Neoplasm Circulating,Cells, Circulating Neoplastic,Cells, Circulating Tumor,Cells, Embolic Tumor,Circulating Neoplastic Cell,Circulating Tumor Cell,Embolic Tumor Cell,Embolisms, Tumor,Neoplasm Circulating Cell,Neoplastic Cell, Circulating,Tumor Cell, Circulating,Tumor Cell, Embolic,Tumor Cells, Circulating,Tumor Embolism,Tumor Embolisms
D009361 Neoplasm Invasiveness Ability of neoplasms to infiltrate and actively destroy surrounding tissue. Invasiveness, Neoplasm,Neoplasm Invasion,Invasion, Neoplasm
D011169 Portal Vein A short thick vein formed by union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein. Portal Veins,Vein, Portal,Veins, Portal
D005935 Glucagonoma An almost always malignant GLUCAGON-secreting tumor derived from the PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS. It is characterized by a distinctive migratory ERYTHEMA; WEIGHT LOSS; STOMATITIS; GLOSSITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; hypoaminoacidemia; and normochromic normocytic ANEMIA. Adenoma, alpha-Cell,alpha-Cell Tumor,Glucagonoma Syndrome,Adenoma, alpha Cell,Adenomas, alpha-Cell,Glucagonoma Syndromes,Glucagonomas,Syndrome, Glucagonoma,Syndromes, Glucagonoma,Tumor, alpha-Cell,Tumors, alpha-Cell,alpha Cell Tumor,alpha-Cell Adenoma,alpha-Cell Adenomas,alpha-Cell Tumors
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013162 Splenic Vein Vein formed by the union (at the hilus of the spleen) of several small veins from the stomach, pancreas, spleen and mesentery. Splenic Veins,Vein, Splenic,Veins, Splenic

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