"Glucagonoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An almost always malignant GLUCAGON-secreting tumor derived from the PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS. It is characterized by a distinctive migratory ERYTHEMA; WEIGHT LOSS; STOMATITIS; GLOSSITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; hypoaminoacidemia; and normochromic normocytic ANEMIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D005935
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.200.025.290.750 C04.588.274.761.500.249 C04.588.322.475.500.249 C06.301.761.500.249 C06.689.667.500.249 C19.344.421.500.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Glucagonoma- Glucagonoma
- Glucagonomas
- alpha-Cell Tumor
- Tumor, alpha-Cell
- Tumors, alpha-Cell
- alpha Cell Tumor
- alpha-Cell Tumors
- Glucagonoma Syndrome
- Glucagonoma Syndromes
- Syndrome, Glucagonoma
- Syndromes, Glucagonoma
- Adenoma, alpha-Cell
- Adenoma, alpha Cell
- Adenomas, alpha-Cell
- alpha-Cell Adenoma
- alpha-Cell Adenomas
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