A 56-year-old woman with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus presents with a 3-week history of weight loss and perioral stomatitis. Vital signs: BP 138/82, HR 92, RR 18, Temp 37.2°C, SpO2 98%. She has a migratory erythematous rash with blistering and crusting over the groin and extremities. Laboratory studies reveal fasting glucose 285 mg/dL, elevated glucagon level of 850 pg/mL, and normal albumin. She denies diarrhea. Which diagnosis best explains these findings?

  1. A)Prolactinoma
  2. B)VIPoma
  3. C)GlucagonomaGABARITO
  4. D)Somatostatinoma
  5. E)Insulinoma

Explicação

Glucagonoma is a pancreatic alpha cell tumor that causes hyperglycemia, weight loss, anemia, stomatitis, and necrolytic migratory erythema. Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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