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GRFoma; GRHoma

Pathology: - tumor of pancreatic islet cells (non-beta cells) Clinical manifestations: - acromegaly Laboratory: - serum growth hormone releasing hormone (factor) (GRF) is elevated [2]

Related

growth hormone-releasing hormone; somatotropin-releasing hormone,; somatocrinin; somatoliberin (GHRH)

General

amine precursor uptake & decarboxylation tumor (APUDoma) islet cell tumor; pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm; nesidioblastoma

References

  1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed. Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 585
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015