Rare presentation of endocrine pancreatic tumor: A case of diffuse glucagonoma without metastasis and necrolytic migratory erythema

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 363-366

  Chen, Huan Wu ^a   Chen, Huan Wen ^b   Su, Deng Huang ^c   Shun, Chia Tung ^a   Liu, Kao Lang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Far Eastern Polyclinic ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adenoma, islet cell; Glucagonoma; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYTHEMA; GLUCAGONOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; SEPSIS; MIDDLE AGED;

GLUCAGONOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 24944479192     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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