Benign-Appearing Glucagonoma Undergoing Malignant Transformation after a Prolonged Period

Glucagonoma are rare neuroendocrine tumors arising in the Langerhans islets of the pancreas. We report a patient with glucagonoma differentiation into a malignant form after 13 years. A 63-year-old asymptomatic man was evaluated for an enhancing lesion at the distal pancreas. Physical examination wa...

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Main Authors: Mohamed K.M. Shakir, Ismail C. Ebrahim, Andrea N. Snitchler, Vinh Q. Mai, Thanh D. Hoang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/509641