Medical term:
glucagonoma
glucagonoma
[gloo″kah-gon-o´mah]a glucagon-secreting tumor of the alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans.
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glu·ca·gon·o·ma
(glu'kă-gon-ō'mă),A glucagon-secreting tumor, usually derived from pancreatic islet cells.
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glucagonoma
A pancreatic alpha-cell tumour with 2 distinct clinicopathologic patterns:(1) Benign—not associated with glucagonoma syndrome, which has a bland, gyriform histology.
(2) Glucagon-producing neuroendocrine neoplasms of the pancreas, associated with the clinical syndrome of:
• Hyperglycaemia;
• Anaemia, diarrhoea, weight loss;
• Hypoaminoacidemia;
• Necrolytic migratory erythema.
Prognosis
Poor: up to 75% of glucagonoma patients die of disease.
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glu·ca·gon·o·ma
(glu'kă-gon-ō'mă)A glucagon-secreting tumor, usually derived from pancreatic islet cells.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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