A 38-year-old female presents to the physician with complaints of excessive thirst and urination for the past 4 weeks. Her appetite has been normal and she has not had diarrhea. Blood chemistry showed mildly elevated glucose and glucagon. Physical examination reveals tenderness in the left upper quadrant and an erythematous necrotizing skin eruption on her legs. Radiographic studies show a tumor in the pancreas. Which of the following cells is responsible for this lesion?
ABeta cell
BAcinar cell
CDelta cell
DAlpha cell
A 35-year-old woman presents with 6-month history of skin rash and fatigue. Physical examination shows pallor and a necrotizing erythematous skin rash of her lower body. Laboratory studies reveal mild anemia and fasting blood glucose of 160 mg/dL. A CT scan of the abdomen demonstrates a 2-cm mass in the pancreas. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
AInsulinoma
BGlucagonoma
CGastrinoma
DCarcinoid tumor
A 45-year-old gentleman has undergone truncal vagotomy and pyloroplasty for bleeding duodenal ulcer seven years ago. Now he has intractable recurrent symptoms of peptic ulcer. All of the following suggest the diagnosis of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, except:
AUlcers in proximal jejunum and lower end of esophagus
BBasal acid output of 15 meq/hour
CSerum gastrin value of 500 pg/ml
DSerum gastrin value of 200 pg/ml with secretin stimulation
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