Clearance of acanthosis nigricans associated with insulinoma following surgical resection.
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.
Ghosh
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S
Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Calcutta, India. drsujoyghosh@rediffmail.com
Roychowdhury
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B
Mukhopadhyay
S
S
Chowdhury
S
S
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
D001786:Blood Glucose