Somatostatinoma syndrome: a challenging differential diagnosis among pancreatic tumors

• Главные авторы: Paula Martinez Vianna (Автор), Cristiane Rúbia Ferreira (Автор), Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: University of São Paulo, 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Among the neuroendocrine neoplasia, the pancreatic somatostatin-producing tumors are very rare. Usually functional, these tumors produce the somatostatinoma syndrome, which encompasses diabetes mellitus, diarrhea/steatorrhoea, and cholelithiasis. Other symptoms may include dyspepsia, weight loss, an...