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Zollinger-Ellinson syndrome
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Zollinger–Ellison Syndrome (ZES) is caused by a non–beta islet cell (islet of Langerhans), gastrin-secreting tumor of the pancreas that stimulates the acid-secreting cells of the stomach (parietal cells) to maximal activity, with consequent gastrointestinal mucosal ulceration. ZES may occur sporadically or as part of an autosomal dominant familial syndrome called multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1). The primary tumor is usually located in the pancreas, duodenum or abdominal lymph nodes, but ectopic locations have also been described (e.g., heart, ovary, gallbladder, liver, kidney).
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- Sara Massironi et al. 2015 Somatostatin analogs for gastric carcinoids: for many, but not all World J Gastroenterol. ; 21(22): 6785–6793
- Sunil Dasha et al. 2015 Gastroenterol. Rep. 1-8
