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A pancreatic‐polypeptide‐producing tumor of the stomach
Author(s) -
Solt Jenő,
Kádas István,
Polak Julia M.,
Németh Árpád,
Bloom Stephen R.,
Rauth János,
Horváth László
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19840915)54:6<1101::aid-cncr2820540629>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrine system , pancreatic polypeptide , stomach , gastric tumor , pancreatic tumor , embolization , antiserum , pancreas , gastroenterology , endocrinology , pathology , cancer , pancreatic cancer , surgery , antibody , immunology , hormone , glucagon
A gastric tumor was found in a 64‐year‐old woman who later developed flushing, tachycardia, headache, and lacrymation. The plasma pancreatic polypeptide (PP) level was 700 times normal values, and the majority of the tumor cells were immunoreactive to PP antiserum. Symptoms were alleviated, and PP levels fell after embolization of the hepatic artery for liver metastases. This is the first reported case of gastric PP‐producing endocrine tumor.