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. 2017 Feb;6(1):21–28. doi: 10.5582/irdr.2017.01007

Table 1. WHO classification of neuroendocrine tumors 2010: Functional classification.

Name Cell type Hormones secreted Malignancy (%) Pancreatic involvement (%) Syndrome
Insulinoma B Insulin 10 99 Hypoglycemic symptoms, whipple triad
Gastrinoma G Gastrin 60–90 25 ZES (peptic ulcer, epigastric pain, diarrhea)
VIPoma D1 Vasoactive intestinal peptide 40–70 90 Watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, dehydration, achlorhydria
Glucagonoma A Glucagon 50–80 100 Rash, migratory erythema, diabetes mellitus, cachexia
Somatostatinoma D Somatostatin 70 55 Diabetesmellitus, cholelithiasis, and diarrhea
GRFoma PP Growth hormone-releasing hormone 60 30 Acromegaly
ACTHoma NT ACTH 95 4–16 Cushing's syndrome
Carcinoid EC Serotonin, tachykinins 60–88 1 Diarrhea, flushing, pain, asthma, and heart disease