"Glucagonoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
Descriptor ID |
D005935
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MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.200.025.290.750 C04.588.274.761.500.249 C04.588.322.475.500.249 C06.301.761.500.249 C06.689.667.500.249 C19.344.421.500.249
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Concept/Terms |
Glucagonoma- Glucagonoma
- Glucagonomas
- alpha-Cell Tumor
- Tumor, alpha-Cell
- Tumors, alpha-Cell
- alpha Cell Tumor
- alpha-Cell Tumors
- Glucagonoma Syndrome
- Glucagonoma Syndromes
- Syndrome, Glucagonoma
- Syndromes, Glucagonoma
- Adenoma, alpha-Cell
- Adenoma, alpha Cell
- Adenomas, alpha-Cell
- alpha-Cell Adenoma
- alpha-Cell Adenomas
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1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glucagonoma" by people in Profiles.
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A tale of two tumors: treating pancreatic and extrapancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Annu Rev Med. 2015; 66:1-16.
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Vascular pancreatic lesions: spectrum of imaging findings of malignant masses and mimics with pathologic correlation. Abdom Imaging. 2013 Aug; 38(4):802-17.
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Population-based study of islet cell carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Dec; 14(12):3492-500.
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Reproduction of features of the glucagonoma syndrome with continuous intravenous glucagon infusion as therapy for tumor-induced hypoglycemia. Endocr Pract. 2003 Jan-Feb; 9(1):22-5.
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Islet cell tumors of the pancreas. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 1994 Mar; 23(1):53-65.
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In vivo assessment of the metabolic alterations in glucagonoma syndrome. Metabolism. 1992 Nov; 41(11):1171-5.
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Metastatic glucagonoma: clinical response to a combination of 5-fluorouracil and alpha-interferon. Am J Med. 1992 Sep; 93(3):348-9.