title: Clearance of acanthosis nigricans associated with insulinoma following surgical resection.
abstract: Acanthosis nigricans is said to be a marker of insulin resistance. It is known to occur in patients with insulinoma where there is marked hyperinsulinaemia. We report a case wherein the acanthosis disappeared following surgical resection of insulinoma and this strengthens the hypothesis that hyperinsulinaemia is responsible for acanthosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Calcutta, India. drsujoyghosh@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roychowdhury
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
mesh_terms: D000052:Acanthosis Nigricans / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000150:complications*; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012074:Remission Induction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose