Regression of a Glucagonoma-Related Paraneoplastic Optic Neuropathy after Surgical Resection
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Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PNETs) account for 5% of pancreatic tumours [1] and are malignant in 50-88% of cases [2]. PNETs can be functioning, i.e., with clinical manifestations due to hormonal hypersecretion, in about 30% of cases. The most frequent functioning PNETs are those related to hypersecretion of insulin and gastrin. Rarely, PNETs may be associated with VIPoma and glucagonoma symptoms [2].
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تاریخ انتشار 2016