glucagonoma syndrome

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[glo̅o̅′kəgonō′mə]

Etymology: Gk, glykys + agaein + oma, tumor

a disease associated with a glucagon-secreting tumor of the islet cells of the pancreas. It is characterized by hyperglycemia, stomatitis, glossitis, anemia, weight loss, and a characteristic rash. Treatment is surgical removal of the tumor.

glucagonoma syndrome

A symptom complex associated with glucagonoma, a tumor of post-menopausal ♀ who often have DM, blistering dermatitis–necrolytic migratory erythema, epidermal necrosis, subcorneal pustules, suppurative folliculitis, confluent parakeratosis, epidermal hyperplasia, and prominent papillary dermal hyperplasia, weight loss, normochromic anemia, ileus, constipation or diarrhea, glossitis, angular cheilitis, venous thrombosis, hypoproteinemia, neuropsychiatric changes

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syndrome			The glucagonoma syndrome and necrolytic migratory erythema: a clinical review. "Endo-depression" in surgical patients: why surgeons may more ... by Christodoulou, Irene / Archives: The International Journal of Medicine 51) Glucagonoma syndrome includes necrolytic migratory erythema, stomatitis, angular cheilitis, glossitis, diabetes mellitus, anemia, achlorhydria, weight loss, and hypercoagulability. Magnetic resonance imaging of the pancreas by Oliva, M. Raquel; Mortele, Koenraad J.; Erturk, Sukru Mehmet; Ros, Pablo R. / Applied Radiology The glucagonoma syndrome includes increased hepatic gluconeogenesis and hyperglycemia, muscle catabolism with associated wasting, and an unusual cutaneous eruption known as necrolytic migratory erythema, sometimes with associated stomatitis or cheilosis. Spinal metastasis as the initial manifestation of a nonsecretory ... by Brotman, Daniel J. / Southern Medical Journal			glottitis glottography Gloucester Old Spot pig Glove glove & stocking anesthesia glove anesthesia glove box Glover bulldog clamp glover's suture gloves gloves or surgical gloves gloving glow curve Glowboy gloxazone GLP GLP-1 Glu gluc(o)- gluc- glucagon glucagon test glucagon-like insulinotropic peptide glucagon-like peptide 1 glucagonoma glucagonoma syndrome glucan glucans gluceptate glucitol gluco- Gluco-Pro glucoamylase glucocerebrosidase glucocerebroside glucocerebrosidosis glucocorticoid Glucocorticoid therapy Glucocorticoids glucocorticosteroid glucofuranose glucogenesis glucogenic glucokinase glucokinetic glucolipid glucomannan Glucometer gluconate gluconeogenesis gluconeogenic			glucagon glucagon diabetes glucagon diabetes glucagon diabetes Glucagon hydrochloride Glucagon hydrochloride Glucagon hydrochloride Glucagon hydrochloride recombinant Glucagon hydrochloride recombinant Glucagon hydrochloride recombinant Glucagon recombinant Glucagon recombinant Glucagon recombinant glucagon stimulation test glucagon stimulation test glucagon stimulation test glucagon test glucagon tolerance test glucagon tolerance test glucagon tolerance test glucagon-like insulinotropic peptide Glucagon-Like Peptide Glucagon-like peptide 1 Glucagon-like peptide 1 Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor Glucagon-Like Peptide Receptor Glucagon-like peptide-1 Glucagon-secreting cells Glucagon-secreting cells glucagonoma glucagonoma syndrome Glucagons Glucagons Glucagons glucamine glucan glucan glucan Glucan 1,4-a-glucosidase Glucan 1,4-a-glucosidase Glucan 1,4-a-glucosidase Glucan Binding Protein A Glucan-Binding Protein B Glucans Glucans Glucans Glucaric acid Glucaric acid Glucathione gluceptate Glucic Glucina Glucina Glucine Glucinic glucinium glucinium glucinium Glucinum Glucinum Glucinum

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