Proinsulin-secreting neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 758-761

  Piovesan, A ^a   Pia, A ^a   Visconti, G ^a   Terzolo, M ^b   Leone, A ^a   Magro, G ^a   Cesario, F ^a   Borretta, G ^a  

^a S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Insulin assay; Insulin mediated hypoglycemia; Insulinoma; Proinsulin assay

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; DIAZOXIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; OCTREOTIDE; PENTETREOTIDE IN 111; PROINSULIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN LIKE ACTIVITY; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULINOMA; MALE; NORMAL VALUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS RESECTION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SPLENECTOMY; STAINING;

EID: 0344876161     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347360     Document Type: Article

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