Preferred Label : glucagonoma;
Definition : An almost always malignant glucagon-secreting tumor derived from the pancreatic alpha
cells. It is characterized by a distinctive migratory erythema; weight loss; stomatitis;
glossitis; diabetes mellitus; hypoaminoacidemia; and normochromic normocytic anemia.
[MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0017689;
Origin ID : RID4485;
UMLS CUI : C0017689;
See also inter- (CISMeF)
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
An almost always malignant glucagon-secreting tumor derived from the pancreatic alpha
cells. It is characterized by a distinctive migratory erythema; weight loss; stomatitis;
glossitis; diabetes mellitus; hypoaminoacidemia; and normochromic normocytic anemia.
[MeSH]