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. 2011 Nov 3;61(1):6–32. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2011-300831

Table 3.

Clinical features of pancreatic NETs

Tumour Symptoms
Insulinoma Confusion, sweating, dizziness, weakness, unconsciousness, relief with eating
Gastrinoma Zollinger–Ellison syndrome of severe peptic ulceration and diarrhoea, or diarrhoea alone23
Glucagonoma Necrolytic migratory erythema, weight loss, diabetes mellitus, stomatitis, diarrhoea
VIPoma Verner–Morrison syndrome of profuse watery diarrhoea with marked hypokalaemia
Somatostatinoma Cholelithiasis, weight loss, diarrhoea and steatorrhoea, diabetes mellitus24
Non-syndromic pancreatic NET Symptoms from pancreatic mass and/or liver metastases

NET, neuroendocrine tumour; VIPoma, vasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumour.