Multiple biogenic amine-secreting 'carcinoid' tumour of the stomach: a case report.
An unusual case of a gastric carcinoid tumour producing multiple biogenic amines is described in a patient with pernicious anaemia. Electron microscopy demonstrated two distinct types of secretory granules.
D000752:Anemia, Pernicious / Q000150:complications; D001679:Biogenic Amines / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012701:Serotonin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
D001679:Biogenic Amines; D012701:Serotonin; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine