Symptoms of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor may cause carcinoid syndrome, Whipple triad, Zhuo-Ai syndrome and other symptoms.

1. Carcinoid syndrome

Because tumor cells secrete peptide hormones into the blood circulation and affect various organs and tissues of the body, skin flushing, hyperventilation, diarrhea and other symptoms may occur.

2. Whipple triad pancreatic

neuroendocrine tumor may occur Whipple triad, mainly due to excessive insulin secretion, so that low blood sugar levels in the human body, such as palpitation, cold sweat, pale skin and other hypoglycemia symptoms.

3. Zhuo-Ai syndrome

gastrinoma belongs to a type of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. This type of patient due to increased gastrin secretion, resulting in increased acid, will form Zhuo-Ai syndrome, hypergastrinemia, high acid secretion, peptic ulcer and other symptoms.