Response of glucagonomas to surgical excision and chemotherapy. Report of two cases and review of the literature.

The glucagon-producing pancreatic tumors or glucagonomas are among the rarest forms of islet cell tumors; most are malignant and usually produce a definite clinical syndrome. Mild diabetes mellitus, weight loss, and anemia usually accompany the syndrome. However, only the presence of a peculiar cutaneous rash (necrolytic migratory erythema) and the finding of hyperglucagonemia on assay are reliable diagnostic features of the syndrome.

[Usefulness of a soy- and oatmeal-based formula in infant nutrition. Nitrogen balance].

A soy flour and oatmeal formula added with vitamins and minerals is presented. Nitrogen balance is carried out in 6 malnourished infants undergoing recovery as compared with a commercial milk formula, finding no significant statistical differences between the two formulas.