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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 was first described in 1942 by Becker.
Historical Perspective
- Fewer than 250 cases of glucagonoma have been described in the literature since their first description by Becker in 1942.[1]
- McGavran was first to report a case with hyperglucagonemia associated with cutaneous changes in 1962.[2]
- In 1970, Wilkinson described the typical skin eruption in glucagonoma as necrolytic migratory erythema.[2]
References
- ↑ Glucagonoma. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucagonoma. Accessed on October 13, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Afsharfard A, Atqiaee K, Lotfollahzadeh S, Alborzi M, Derakhshanfar A (2012). "Necrolytic migratory erythema as the first manifestation of glucagonoma". Case Rep Surg. 2012: 974210. doi:10.1155/2012/974210. PMC 3434377. PMID 22970401.