somatostatinoma /so·ma·to·stat·in·oma/ (-stat″in-o´mah) an islet cell tumor that secretes somatostatin.
somatostatinoma [so″mah-to-stat″ĭ-no´mah]
somatostatinoma
so·mat·o·stat·i·no·ma (s -m t  -sttn- m, sm-t-)n. A somatostatin-secreting tumor of the pancreatic islets. |
somatostatinoma [so″mah-to-stat″ĭ-no´mah]
a rare somatostatin-secreting tumor occurring primarily in the head of the pancreas and in the upper small intestine, associated with diabetes mellitus and gallbladder disease.
somatostatinoma
Delta cell tumor A somatostatin-producing tumor of pancreatic islet delta cells, characterized by ↓ gastric acid secretion and metastasis to liver and bone; it is associated with DM, cholelithiasis, steatorrhea, and
hypochlorhydria; it is most common in the head and tail of the pancreas, but may rarely arise in the duodenum
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