Somatostatinoma

MONDO:0006976

A rare, usually malignant neuroendocrine tumor arizing from delta cells. This neoplasm produces large amounts of somatostatin, which may result in a syndrome characterized by diarrhea, steatorrhea, weight loss, and gastric hyposecretion. Sixty percent are found in the pancreas and 40% in the duodenum or jejunum. The peak incidence occurs between 40 and 60 years of age; women are affected more than men by 2:1.

Also known as: Delta cell tumor, Delta cell tumour, somatostatin cell tumor, somatostatin producing tumor, somatostatin producing tumour, somatostatin-producing NET, somatostatin-producing neuroendocrine tumor, somatostatin-producing neuroendocrine tumour

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