title: Pancreatic nonfunctioning neuroendocrine tumor with the main pancreatic duct obstruction presenting as excessive hyperglycemia: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We present the case of a 65-year-old man with a pancreatic nonfunctioning neuroendocrine tumor causing main pancreatic duct obstruction that presented as excessive hyperglycemia. We considered the tumor elicited worsening of diabetes in this case, and we performed review of the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koshimizu
authors.forename: Hayato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Omori
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Funase
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsukada
authors.forename: Katsunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tauchi
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oguchi
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Kayoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aizawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004701:Endocrine Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose