Gastrin Producing Tumor

《英文msh詞典》Gastrin Producing Tumor
[入口詞] Gastrin Producing Tumor
[主題詞] Gastrinoma
[英文釋義] A GASTRIN-secreting neuroendocrine tumor of the non-beta ISLET CELLS,the gastrin or G CELLS. This type of tumor is primarily located in the PANCREAS or the DUODENUM. Majority of gastrinomas are malignant. They metastasize to the LIVER; LYMPH NODES; and BONE but rarely elsewhere. The presence of gastrinoma is one of three requirements to be met for identification of ZOLLINGER-ELLISON SYNDROME,which sometimes occurs in families with MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA TYPE 1 (MEN-1).