somatostatinoma


somatostatinoma

 [so″mah-to-stat″ĭ-no´mah] a rare somatostatin-secreting tumor occurring primarily in the head of the pancreas and in the upper small intestine, associated with diabetes mellitus and gallbladder disease.

so·ma·to·stat·i·no·ma

(sō'mă-tō-stat'i-nō'mă), A somatostatin-secreting tumor of the pancreatic islets.

somatostatinoma

Delta cell tumor A somatostatin-producing tumor of pancreatic islet delta cells, characterized by ↓ gastric acid secretion and metastasis to liver and bone; it is associated with DM, cholelithiasis, steatorrhea, and hypochlorhydria; it is most common in the head and tail of the pancreas, but may rarely arise in the duodenum

so·ma·to·stat·i·no·ma

(sō'mă-tō-stat'i-nō'mă) A somatostatin-secreting tumor of the pancreatic islets.