Problem

Functional islet cell tumours

Other Names:
Islet cell tumours of pancreas
Incidence:
Pancreatic tumours that secrete too much glucagon or somatostatin can cause diabetes, and too much vasoactive intestinal peptide can cause watery diarrhoea.
Narrower Problems:
Gastrinomas
Insulinomas
Related Problems:
Diseases of the pancreas
Subject(s):
Biosciences Cytology
Medicine Pathology
Medicine Liver, pancreas
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
27.09.1998 – 00:00 CEST