Diabetes and Steatorrhea in Primary Carcinoma of the Pancreas

Case Reports1 May 1960DIABETES AND STEATORRHEA IN PRIMARY CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREASPETER M. MASLEY, M.D., CHARLES A. BONANNO, M.D., WILLIAM J. GRACE, M.D., F.A.C.P.PETER M. MASLEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES A. BONANNO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM J. GRACE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-5-1147 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe occurrence of either hyperglycemia or diarrhea in carcinoma of the pancreas is not uncommon, but the combination of these findings, although frequently alluded to as suggestive of carcinoma,1 is infrequently reported. Urmy et al.2 in 1931 reported the only well documented case of diabetes mellitus and fatty diarrhea attributed to carcinoma of the pancreas, and Joslin et al.3 cite one other case. 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Y.*Received for publication August 11, 1959.From the Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital of the City of New York, New York, N. Y.†Present address: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.Requests for reprints should be addressed to William J. Grace, M.D., Director of Medicine, The St. Vincent's Hospital of the City of New York, 153 West Eleventh Street, New York 11, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByPseudoneoplastic proliferation of endocrine cells in pancreatic fibrosis 1 May 1960Volume 52, Issue 5Page: 1147-1160KeywordsBlood sugarDiabetes mellitusDiarrheaHospital medicineHyperglycemiaLesionsPancreas Issue Published: 1 May 1960 PDF DownloadLoading ...