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Glucagonomas are considered to be among the rarest of the islet-cell tumors, with approximately 200 cases reported to date, even though they may be underdiagnosed clinical entities (Edey et al. 1990). Because of their uncommon occurrence, recognition is often delayed until metastases have developed. This occurs despite the fact that glucagonomas elicit a well-defined clinical syndrome that comprises distinctive dermatosis (“necrolytic migratory erythema”), diabetes, diarrhea, weight loss, anaemia and, more rarely, dementia. A detailed description of the glucagonoma syndrome has been previously reported (Mallinson et al. 1974; Stacpoole 1981; Montenegrorodas and Samaan 1981; Luyckx and Lefebvre 1981; Guillausseau et al. 1982) and particularly in Chap. 43 of the previous volume in this series, Glucagon II (Wood et al. 1983). Since then, several reviews have been devoted to this syndrome (Parker et al. 1984; Holst 1985; Bloom and Polak 1987; Hashiziume et al. 1988; Somers and De Vroede 1988; Boden 1989; Jockenhövel and Reinwein 1992).
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Scheen, A.J., Lefèbvre, P.J. (1996). Glucagonoma and Its Management. In: Lefèbvre, P.J. (eds) Glucagon III. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 123. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61150-6_15
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