Somatostatinoma syndrome: a challenging differential diagnosis among pancreatic tumors
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...
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| Language: | English |
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University of São Paulo
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Autopsy and Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/58872 |