[Unusual abdominal apudomas. II. Immunohistochemical detection of glucagon in a primary apudoma of the liver].
An autopsy confirmed, primary malignant APUDoma of the liver is described. Immunohistochemical methods demonstrated the presence of glucagon in some 20% of tumor cells. Clinically the 66 year old patient had presented with an abortive form of the glucagonoma syndrome with diabetes mellitus, anemia and profound weight loss.
D000368:Aged; D001079:Apudoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005934:Glucagon / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male
D005934:Glucagon
Ungewöhnliche abdominelle Apudome. II. Mitteilung: Immunhistocheischer Nachweis von Glucagon in einem primären Apudom der Leber.