Somatostatinoma

Somatostatinoma
Somatostatinoma is a rare type of cancer of the pancreas which produces too much of a hormone called somatostatin. It causes diarrhoea and stomach ulcers.
Somnolence (somnolence syndrome) ...

Somatostatinoma. A somatostatinoma is a tumor that usually develops in the head of the pancreas.

Somatostatinomas produce too much of a hormone called somatostatin which prevents the release of insulin and enzymes of the exocrine pancreas. Excess somatostatin therefore causes diabetes and steatorrhoea.

Somatostatinomas, which make somatostatin.
These other types of tumors are grouped together because they are treated in much the same way.
Having certain syndromes can increase the risk of developing islet cell tumors. ...

pancreas (Insulinoma, Glucagonoma, Gastrinoma, VIPoma, Somatostatinoma)
Cholangiocarcinoma Â- Klatskin tumor Â- Hepatocellular adenoma/Hepatocellular carcinoma
Urogenital ...

They include: insulinomas, which come from cells that make insulin; glucagonomas, which come from cells that make glucagon; gastrinomas, which come from cells that make gastrin; somatostatinomas, which come from cells that make somatostatin; ...

Citrate, Norflex, Outgrowth Factors, Neurite, Vena Cava Filters, Vertebro-Basilar Ischemias, Vespid Venoms, p21(v-Ki-ras), Palate, Hard, Pirinitramide, Bylaws, Receptosomes, Salt Etidronate, Tetrapotassium, Schwannoma, Acoustic, Somatostatinoma, ...

See also: Cancer, Glucagonoma, Insulinoma, Gastrinoma, Vipoma