Diseases

Glucagonoma

An almost always malignant GLUCAGON-secreting tumor derived from the PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS. It is characterized by a distinctive migratory ERYTHEMA; WEIGHT LOSS; STOMATITIS; GLOSSITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; hypoaminoacidemia; and normochromic normocytic ANEMIA.

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An almost always malignant GLUCAGON-secreting tumor derived from the PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS. It is characterized by a distinctive migratory ERYTHEMA; WEIGHT LOSS; STOMATITIS; GLOSSITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; hypoaminoacidemia; and normochromic normocytic ANEMIA.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Adenoma, alpha-Cell
  • Glucagonoma Syndrome
  • alpha-Cell Tumor
  • Adenoma, alpha Cell
  • Adenomas, alpha-Cell
  • Glucagonoma Syndromes
  • Glucagonomas
  • Syndrome, Glucagonoma
  • Syndromes, Glucagonoma
  • Tumor, alpha-Cell
  • Tumors, alpha-Cell
  • alpha Cell Tumor
  • alpha-Cell Adenoma
  • alpha-Cell Adenomas
  • alpha-Cell Tumors

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS (IM); for glucagonoma syndrome, coordinate also with NECROLYTIC MIGRATORY ERYTHEMA

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History Note

91(82); was see under ISLET CELL TUMOR 1982-90; was see ISLET CELL TUMOR 1981

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Previous Indexing

  • Islet Cell Tumor (1966-1981)

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WI 810

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Glucagonoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005935. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005935
  2. Glucagonoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucagonoma
  3. Glucagonoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q770843