Journal article
Spinal metastasis as the initial manifestation of a nonsecretory glucagonoma
Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.), Vol.96(2), pp.190-193
02/01/2003
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000051272.02055.A6
PMID: 12630646
Abstract
Glucagonomas are rare functional endocrine tumors of the pancreas that classically present with symptoms of glucagon excess, including rash, hyperglycemia, diarrhea, and weight loss. Metastatic disease at presentation is common but is often limited to the liver and regional lymph nodes. We describe an unusual case of a patient with glucagonoma who presented with a pathologic vertebral fracture. This tumor had no evidence of active hormone secretion but tested positive for glucagon by immunohistochemical staining.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Spinal metastasis as the initial manifestation of a nonsecretory glucagonoma
- Creators
- Anjana Aggarwal - Cleveland ClinicJennifer Brainard - Cleveland ClinicDaniel J Brotman - Cleveland Clinic
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.), Vol.96(2), pp.190-193
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- DOI
- 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000051272.02055.A6
- PMID
- 12630646
- ISSN
- 0038-4348
- eISSN
- 1541-8243
- Number of pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2003
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984719845002771
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