[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome in children caused by hyperplasia of antral gastrin cells]

Arch Fr Pediatr. 1989 Nov;46(9):675-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A case of Zollinger-Ellison due to hyperplasia of antral gastrin cells in a 11 year-old child is reported. Only 49 cases of this syndrome in children have been published. The diagnosis (gastrin stimulation test, immunohistochemical detection of endocrine cells and therapeutic strategy are outlined).

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Gastrins / blood*
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia / etiology
  • Pyloric Antrum / pathology
  • Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / etiology
  • Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / therapy

Substances

  • Gastrins