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Somatostatinoma

Known as: Somatostatinoma [Disease/Finding], Tumor of the Delta Cells, Somatostatin-Producing Tumor 
A rare, usually malignant neuroendocrine tumor arizing from delta cells. This neoplasm produces large amounts of somatostatin, which may result in a… 
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Blood supply aspectsDiarrheaEndocrine systemEpithelial Cells

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
New syndrome of paraganglioma and somatostatinoma associated with polycythemia.
PURPOSE The occurrence of ≥ two distinct types of tumors, one of them paraganglioma (PGL), is unusual in an individual patient… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Risk Factors and Causes of Death in MEN1 Disease. A GTE (Groupe d’Etude des Tumeurs Endocrines) Cohort Study Among 758 Patients
BackgroundThe natural history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is known through single-institution or single-family… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Radioembolization with selective internal radiation microspheres for neuroendocrine liver metastases
There are limited effective treatment options available and a poor 5‐year survival for patients with inoperable neuroendocrine… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Duodenal neuroendocrine tumors: Classification, functional syndromes, diagnosis and medical treatment.
Review
2000
Review
2000
Duodenal somatostatinoma: A case report and review of 31 cases with special reference to the relationship between tumor size and metastasis
Somatostatinomas are rare functioning neoplasms usually arising in the pancreas and duodenum. We report a case of somatostatinoma… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Von recklinghausen's disease associated with duodenal somatostatinoma: Contrast of duodenal versus pancreatic somatostatinomas
A case of Von Recklinghausen's disease with duodenal somatostatinoma is reported. A search of the world's literature revealed 27… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Somatostatin and Somatostatin Analogue (SMS 201-995) in Treatment of Hormone-Secreting Tumors of the Pituitary and Gastrointestinal Tract and Non-Neoplastic Diseases of the Gut
Abstract Somatostatin is a peptide synthesized in many tissues that can act as a neurotransmitter, a systemic hormone, or a local… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Somatostatinomas, PPomas, neurotensinomas.
We have reviewed data pertinent to three tumor syndromes that derive from overproduction of three GEP peptide hormones. The… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Effects of somatostatin on gallbladder emptying.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Psammomatous somatostatinomas of the duodenum
The presence of psammoma bodies in carcinoid tumors of the gastrointestinal tract is a rare occurrence; it has also been reported… 
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