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Glucagon Cell Adenomatosis: A Newly Recognized Disease of the Endocrine Pancreas
29 Oct 2008
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BACKGROUND: Glucagon-producing tumors are either solitary neoplasms of the pancreas, occasionally associated with a glucagonoma syndrome, or multiple neoplasms associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). We observed a previously undescribed multicentric glucagon-producing tumor disease that is not related to MEN1. METHODS: Pancreatic tissue from four patients showing multiple neuroendocrine...
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