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Spontaneous hyperinsulinism due to pancreatic adenoma in a patient with carcinoma of the sigmoid—A catastrophic conjunction

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

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We report a case of spontaneous hyperinsulinism due to pancreatic adenoma, coexistent with a carcinoma of the recto-sigmoid. The presence of these separate entities was recognized before operation and they were proved at autopsy.

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  1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Charles-Francis Long M.D., L. Sheplin M.D. & D. B. Fishback M.D.

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  1. Charles-Francis Long M.D.
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  2. L. Sheplin M.D.
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Long, CF., Sheplin, L. & Fishback, D.B. Spontaneous hyperinsulinism due to pancreatic adenoma in a patient with carcinoma of the sigmoid—A catastrophic conjunction. American Journal of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 3, 488–489 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03000737

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