Endocrine Abstracts

Ghrelin is a somatotrophic, orexigenic and adipogenic hormone that has an important homeostatic role by linking regulatory systems for growth and energy balance. Ghrelin- secreting neuroendocrine tumors are rare, but we had the opportunity to study a 71 years old female patient with a gastric ghrelinoma. The patient was submitted to gastroenterological examination after having episodes of diarrhea, and small subepithelial polyp (5 mm) was revealed on gastroscopy. Pathohystolog...