Somatostatinoma is a malignant tumor of the delta cells of the endocrine pancreas that produces somatostatin. Increased levels of somatostatin inhibit pancreatic hormones and gastrointestinal hormones. Thus somatostatinomas are associated with mild diabetes mellitus (due to inhibition of insulin release), steatorrhoea and gallstones (due to inhibi...
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(from the article `endocrine system, human`) ...cause a decrease in somatostatin levels in brain tissue, although it is not clear what role this plays in the course of the disease. In the late ...
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A rare somatostatin-secreting tumour of pancreatic delta cells associated with diabetes mellitus or abnormal glucose tolerance. It is also found in the intestine. Of the reported primary tumours, 60% were found in the pancreas and 40% in the duodenum or jejunum. most patients were between 40 and 60 years of age with a 2:1 ratio of females to males....
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(som″ә-to-stat″ĭ-no´mә) a rare type of tumor that secretes somatostatin, usually an islet cell tumor of the head of the pancreas, associated with diabetes mellitus and gallbladder disease.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sō′mă-tō-stat′i-nō′mă Definitions: 1. A somatostatin-secreting tumor of the pancreatic islets.
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A rare type of cancer of the pancreas which produces too much of a hormone called somatostatin causing diarrhoea and stomach ulcers.
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