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==How to know you have gastrinoma?== | ==How to know you have gastrinoma?== | ||
:*Gastric acid level and the amount of gastrin circulating in the blood | |||
:*Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy: During this procedure, the doctor uses a thin, flexible, lighted tube with a small camera on the tip to see inside the upper GI tract. | |||
:*Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS): In this test, tumor cells can light up after the radiotracer is injected into the bloodstream. The signal can be scaned by the gamma camera. | |||
:*A computerized tomography (CT) scan: CT scans are often used to diagnose gastrinoma. It can confirm the location of the cancer, as well as distant organs where the cancer might have spread. | |||
==When to seek urgent medical care?== | ==When to seek urgent medical care?== | ||
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| Pancreatic gastrinoma. As shown in this electron microscopic image, tumor cells contain typical vesicular G-cell granules as well as nondiagnostic dense granules (X28.000). Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology | |
| ICD-O: | 8153 |
| DiseasesDB | 14279 |
| eMedicine | med/2678 |
| MeSH | D015408 |
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What is gastrinoma?
Gastrinoma is also called Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES). It is a rare disease characterized by one or more tumors in the pancreas, duodenum, or both. The tumors can cause the stomach to produce too much gastric acid, leading to peptic ulcers in the duodenum. Sometimes the tumors are cancerous and may spread to distant organs. Usual symptoms include burning abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, weight loss and diarrhea. Treatmens include proton pump inhibitors and surgery.
How do I know if I have gastrinoma and what are the symptoms of gastrinoma?
Usual syptoms include:
- Burning abdominal pain
Other health problems may also cause these symptoms. Only a doctor can tell for sure. A person with any of these symptoms should tell the doctor so that the problems can be diagnosed and treated as early as possible.
Who is at risk for gastrinoma?
There is no specific known risk factor that is responsible for gastrinomas.
How to know you have gastrinoma?
- Gastric acid level and the amount of gastrin circulating in the blood
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy: During this procedure, the doctor uses a thin, flexible, lighted tube with a small camera on the tip to see inside the upper GI tract.
- Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS): In this test, tumor cells can light up after the radiotracer is injected into the bloodstream. The signal can be scaned by the gamma camera.
- A computerized tomography (CT) scan: CT scans are often used to diagnose gastrinoma. It can confirm the location of the cancer, as well as distant organs where the cancer might have spread.
When to seek urgent medical care?
Treatment options
Diseases with similar symptoms
Where to find medical care for gastrinoma?
Directions to Hospitals Treating gastrinoma
Prevention of gastrinoma
What to expect (Outook/Prognosis)?
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