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Abstract:
Most, if not all, of the glucagon-producing tumours of the pancreas are malignant. For this reason an early diagnosis is essential. The glucagonoma syndrome is associated with a skin rash, stomatitis, anaemia, glucose-intolerance, hypoaminoacidaemia, weight loss, elevated sedimentation rate and hyperglucagonaemia. The more important and constant findings are the skin lesion, the low level of aminoacids in the blood and the increased glucagon concentrations. The skin lesion is not pathognomonic, but any therapy-resistant bullous dermatosis which microscopically is characterized by epidermal changes should alert the clinician to suspect a glucagonoma. The syndrome can be proved by demonstration of hyperglucagonaemia and a pancreatic tumour.
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