A Glucagonoma Presenting as Cerebral Vein Thrombosis and Diabetes

Glucagonomas are rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs), malignant in 80% of cases, thus highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. Primary manifestations are diabetes, dermatosis, depression, weight loss, and deep vein thrombosis. Unlike other pNETs, glucagonomas are assoc...

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Main Authors: Marina Delli Colli, Bader N. Alamri, Laura Palma, Juan Rivera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7659341
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author Marina Delli Colli
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Laura Palma
Juan Rivera
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description Glucagonomas are rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs), malignant in 80% of cases, thus highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. Primary manifestations are diabetes, dermatosis, depression, weight loss, and deep vein thrombosis. Unlike other pNETs, glucagonomas are associated with a higher incidence of thromboembolic events, often resulting in death. We present the case of a glucagonoma patient whose primary manifestation was cerebral sinus venous thrombosis (CS-VT). Early diagnosis enabled curative resection. The purpose of this paper is to review the underlying mechanisms associated with increased coagulopathy in glucagonomas.
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spelling doaj-art-dab37f96b2b4463098b46003bfd048412025-02-03T01:22:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Endocrinology2090-651X2022-01-01202210.1155/2022/7659341A Glucagonoma Presenting as Cerebral Vein Thrombosis and DiabetesMarina Delli Colli0Bader N. Alamri1Laura Palma2Juan Rivera3Division of Endocrinology and MetabolismDivision of Endocrinology and MetabolismDivision of Medical GeneticsDivision of Endocrinology and MetabolismGlucagonomas are rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs), malignant in 80% of cases, thus highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. Primary manifestations are diabetes, dermatosis, depression, weight loss, and deep vein thrombosis. Unlike other pNETs, glucagonomas are associated with a higher incidence of thromboembolic events, often resulting in death. We present the case of a glucagonoma patient whose primary manifestation was cerebral sinus venous thrombosis (CS-VT). Early diagnosis enabled curative resection. The purpose of this paper is to review the underlying mechanisms associated with increased coagulopathy in glucagonomas.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7659341
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title A Glucagonoma Presenting as Cerebral Vein Thrombosis and Diabetes
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