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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Glucagonoma affects men and women equally.The median age at diagnosis of glucagonoma is 52.5 years.
Epidemiology and Demographics
- The incidence glucagonoma is approximately 1 per 20,000,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
- Glucagonoma affects men and women equally.
- The median age at diagnosis of glucagonoma is 52.5 years.
- Fewer than 251 cases of glucagonoma have been described in the literature.[2]
References
- ↑ Cardoso Filho Fde A, Feitosa RG, Fechine CO, Matos CM, Cardoso AL, Cardoso DL (2015). "Glucagonoma syndrome associated with necrolytic migratory erythema". Rev Assoc Med Bras. 61 (3): 203–6. doi:10.1590/1806-9282.61.03.203. PMID 26248239.
- ↑ Glucagonoma. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucagonoma. Accessed on October 13, 2015.