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==Overview==
==Overview==
Development of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is the result of increased levels of [[gastrin]] due to an existing [[gastrinoma]] in the [[duodenum]] or [[pancreas]].
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome results from increased levels of [[gastrin]] due to an existing [[gastrinoma]] in the [[duodenum]] or [[pancreas]].


==Pathogenesis==
==Pathophysiology==
*Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is a disorder where increased levels of [[gastrin]] are produced, causing the [[stomach]] to produce excess [[hydrochloric acid]]. Often, the cause is a [[tumor]] ([[gastrinoma]]) of the [[duodenum]] or [[pancreas]] producing the hormone [[gastrin]]. Gastrin then causes an excessive production of acid which can lead to [[peptic ulcers]] (in almost 95% of patients).<ref name="wikipedia">wikipedia.2015.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zollinger%E2%80%93Ellison_syndrome</ref>
 
*The gastrinoma tumor cells secrete excessive amounts of gastrin which leads to [[hyperplasia]] of the fundic [[parietal cells]] and increased basal [[gastric acid]] output. The excessive [[gastric acid]] output breaches the mucosal defenses of the gastric as well as the duodenal wall, causes [[ulceration]], and inactivates [[pancreatic]] digestive enzymes with resultant fat [[malabsorption]] and [[diarrhea]]. Inhibition of absorption of sodium and water by the [[small intestine]] results in a secretory component of the [[diarrhea]]. <ref name="pmid28722872">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cingam S, Karanchi H |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |year= |pmid=28722872 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
=== Physiology ===
*Gastrin works on stomach [[parietal cell]]s causing them to [[Hydrogen potassium ATPase|secrete]] more [[hydrogen ion]]s into the stomach lumen. In addition, [[gastrin]] acts as a trophic factor for [[parietal cells]], causing [[parietal cell]] [[hyperplasia]]. Thus, there is an increase in the number of acid secreting cells and each of these cells produces acid at a higher rate. The increase in acidity contributes to the development of [[peptic ulcer]]s in the stomach and [[duodenum]]. High acid levels lead to multiple [[ulcer]]s in the [[stomach]] and [[small bowel]].
 
*The pathophysiology of ZES is related to the trophic action of gastrin on parietal cells of the gastric antrum and the resulting hypersecretory acid milleu. <ref name="pmid24319020">{{cite journal |vauthors=Epelboym I, Mazeh H |title=Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: classical considerations and current controversies |journal=Oncologist |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=44–50 |year=2014 |pmid=24319020 |pmc=3903066 |doi=10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0369 |url=}}</ref>
* Chemotransmitters, which are delivered to the [[gastric mucosa]], have a main role in the stimulation and inhibition of [[gastric acid]] and [[pepsin]] production.<ref name="pmid18474247">{{cite journal| author=Schubert ML, Peura DA| title=Control of gastric acid secretion in health and disease. | journal=Gastroenterology | year= 2008 | volume= 134 | issue= 7 | pages= 1842-60 | pmid=18474247 | doi=10.1053/j.gastro.2008.05.021 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18474247  }} </ref>
*An overwhelming majority of patients with this disease consequently develop [[peptic ulcers]], often large and multiple, frequently in distal [[duodenum]] and even proximal [[jejunum]] (an uncommon location for [[ulcers]] resulting from [[Helicobacter pylori]] or the use of [[nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs]]). <ref name="pmid24319020">{{cite journal |vauthors=Epelboym I, Mazeh H |title=Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: classical considerations and current controversies |journal=Oncologist |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=44–50 |year=2014 |pmid=24319020 |pmc=3903066 |doi=10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0369 |url=}}</ref>
*[[Gastric acid]] is responsible for [[protein]] [[digestion]], absorption of [[calcium]], [[iron]], [[vitamin B12]], [[Thyroid hormone|thyroid hormones]] and some drugs ([[itraconazole]] and [[ketoconazole]]).<ref name="pmid25040647">{{cite journal| author=Irving SA, Vadiveloo T, Leese GP| title=Drugs that interact with levothyroxine: an observational study from the Thyroid Epidemiology, Audit and Research Study (TEARS). | journal=Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) | year= 2015 | volume= 82 | issue= 1 | pages= 136-41 | pmid=25040647 | doi=10.1111/cen.12559 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25040647  }} </ref>
*[[Gastric acid]] is responsible for lowering [[Stomach|gastric]] [[pH]].
*[[Acid|Acidic]] [[pH]] kills [[Microorganism|microorganisms]], reduces [[bacterial growth]], and prevents [[Intestine|intestinal]] [[infection]] and [[bacterial peritonitis]].<ref name="pmid25151556">{{cite journal| author=Hegarty JP, Sangster W, Harris LR, Stewart DB| title=Proton pump inhibitors induce changes in colonocyte gene expression that may affect Clostridium difficile infection. | journal=Surgery | year= 2014 | volume= 156 | issue= 4 | pages= 972-8 | pmid=25151556 | doi=10.1016/j.surg.2014.06.074 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25151556  }} </ref><ref name="pmid24674763">{{cite journal| author=Buendgens L, Bruensing J, Matthes M, Dückers H, Luedde T, Trautwein C et al.| title=Administration of proton pump inhibitors in critically ill medical patients is associated with increased risk of developing Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea. | journal=J Crit Care | year= 2014 | volume= 29 | issue= 4 | pages= 696.e11-5 | pmid=24674763 | doi=10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.03.002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24674763  }} </ref>
*[[Gastric acid|Acid]] [[secretion]] has 3 phases:<ref name="pmid15703599">{{cite journal| author=Schubert ML| title=Gastric secretion. | journal=Curr Opin Gastroenterol | year= 2003 | volume= 19 | issue= 6 | pages= 519-25 | pmid=15703599 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15703599  }} </ref>
 
:1. Cephalic
 
:*Mediated by [[Vagus nerve|vagal]] stimulation during thinking about, smelling, and seeing food.
 
:2. Gastric
 
:*The major mediator for acid secretion due to [[stomach]] distension and [[chemical]] effects related to the food.
 
:3. Intestinal
 
:*Small mediator for acid secretion due to chemical effects of food
 
* Acid secretion mediated by some pathways:<ref name="pmid16149129">{{cite journal| author=Geibel JP| title=Role of potassium in acid secretion. | journal=World J Gastroenterol | year= 2005 | volume= 11 | issue= 34 | pages= 5259-65 | pmid=16149129 | doi= | pmc=4622792 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16149129  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17928547">{{cite journal| author=Heitzmann D, Warth R| title=No potassium, no acid: K+ channels and gastric acid secretion. | journal=Physiology (Bethesda) | year= 2007 | volume= 22 | issue=  | pages= 335-41 | pmid=17928547 | doi=10.1152/physiol.00016.2007 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17928547  }} </ref>
**[[Parietal cell|Parietal cells]]
*** Contains the hydrogen-potassium-ATPase acid-secreting pump which controls acid secretion
**[[Gastrin]]<ref name="pmid24279703">{{cite journal| author=Waldum HL, Hauso Ø, Fossmark R| title=The regulation of gastric acid secretion - clinical perspectives. | journal=Acta Physiol (Oxf) | year= 2014 | volume= 210 | issue= 2 | pages= 239-56 | pmid=24279703 | doi=10.1111/apha.12208 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24279703  }} </ref>
*** Main [[hormone]] involved in acid secretion
***[[G cell|Gastrin-expressing cells (G cells)]] are located in the [[antrum]] and are responsible for [[gastrin]] [[secretion]].
***[[Gastrin]] stimulates [[gastrin]] [[secretion]] from [[Parietal cell|parietal cells]] by [[histamine]] release from [[Enterochromaffin cells|enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells]].
***[[Gastrin]] activates [[Cholecystokinin receptor|cholecystokinin (CCK) 2 receptor]] and somatostatin-secreting D cells.<ref name="pmid2859810">{{cite journal| author=Soll AH, Amirian DA, Park J, Elashoff JD, Yamada T| title=Cholecystokinin potently releases somatostatin from canine fundic mucosal cells in short-term culture. | journal=Am J Physiol | year= 1985 | volume= 248 | issue= 5 Pt 1 | pages= G569-73 | pmid=2859810 | doi=10.1152/ajpgi.1985.248.5.G569 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2859810  }} </ref><ref name="pmid1373504">{{cite journal| author=Kopin AS, Lee YM, McBride EW, Miller LJ, Lu M, Lin HY et al.| title=Expression cloning and characterization of the canine parietal cell gastrin receptor. | journal=Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A | year= 1992 | volume= 89 | issue= 8 | pages= 3605-9 | pmid=1373504 | doi= | pmc=48917 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1373504  }} </ref>
* Acid secretion is stimulated by [[histamine]] release, [[gastrin]] release, and [[acetylcholine]] release.<ref name="pmid7502535">{{cite journal| author=Sachs G, Prinz C, Loo D, Bamberg K, Besancon M, Shin JM| title=Gastric acid secretion: activation and inhibition. | journal=Yale J Biol Med | year= 1994 | volume= 67 | issue= 3-4 | pages= 81-95 | pmid=7502535 | doi= | pmc=2588922 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7502535  }} </ref>.
* Acid secretion is inhibited by somatostatin secretion from oxyntic glands and antral D cells.
 
===Pathogenesis===
 
*[[Embryology|Embryologic]] [[endoderm]] produces [[enteroendocrine cells]] and these [[Cell (biology)|cells]] are considered as the origin of [[Gastrinoma|gastrinomas]].<ref name="pmid7904550">{{cite journal| author=Norton JA| title=Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas and duodenum. | journal=Curr Probl Surg | year= 1994 | volume= 31 | issue= 2 | pages= 77-156 | pmid=7904550 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7904550  }}</ref>
* Symptoms of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome are related to hypergastrinemia.<ref name="pmid17108778">{{cite journal| author=Berna MJ, Hoffmann KM, Serrano J, Gibril F, Jensen RT| title=Serum gastrin in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: I. Prospective study of fasting serum gastrin in 309 patients from the National Institutes of Health and comparison with 2229 cases from the literature. | journal=Medicine (Baltimore) | year= 2006 | volume= 85 | issue= 6 | pages= 295-330 | pmid=17108778 | doi=10.1097/01.md.0000236956.74128.76 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17108778  }}</ref>
*[[Hypertrophy (medical)|Hypertrophy]] of [[gastrin]] [[Mucous membrane|mucosa]] results in hypergastrinemia.
*[[Gastric acid]] [[secretion]] increases four to six-fold.
* Hypergastrinemia results from increase activity of parietal cells and histamine-secreting enterochromaffin-like cells.
*Gastric acid secretion overrides the mucosal defense of the [[gastric]] and [[duodenal]] wall which may cause [[ulceration]] and inactivation of [[pancreatic]] enzymes.
*The majority of patients have large and multiple peptic ulcers located in distal duodenum and proximal jejunum.<ref name="pmid7439637">{{cite journal| author=McGuigan JE, Wolfe MM| title=Secretin injection test in the diagnosis of gastrinoma. | journal=Gastroenterology | year= 1980 | volume= 79 | issue= 6 | pages= 1324-31 | pmid=7439637 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7439637  }}</ref>
*Inactivation of pancreatic enzymes leads to fat [[malabsorption]] and [[diarrhea]].<ref name="urlGastrinoma - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441842/ |title=Gastrinoma - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
*High gastric acid secretion does not reabsorb in small intestine and colon; therefore, it results in chronic diarrhea.<ref name="pmid17108778" />
*Sodium and water do not reabsorb in presence of high volume of gastric acids which results in secretory diarrhea.
*The major factors related to fat malabsorption are as following:<ref name="pmid6824402">{{cite journal| author=King CE, Toskes PP| title=Nutrient malabsorption in the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Normalization during long-term cimetidine therapy. | journal=Arch Intern Med | year= 1983 | volume= 143 | issue= 2 | pages= 349-51 | pmid=6824402 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6824402  }} </ref>
** Gastric mucosal damage
** Inactivation of Pancreatic enzymes
** Bile salts precipitation


==Genetics==
==Genetics==
*Approximately 80% of the time, the primary causative lesion is thought to arise sporadically; in the remainder of recorded cases, this entity exists as part of [[Multiple endocrine neoplasia|MEN]]-1, an [[Autosomal dominant inheritance|autosomal dominant]] disorder characterized by tumors of the [[pituitary]], the [[parathyroid]], and the [[pancreas]]. <ref name="pmid22723327">{{cite journal| author=Thakker RV, Newey PJ, Walls GV, Bilezikian J, Dralle H, Ebeling PR et al.| title=Clinical practice guidelines for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). | journal=J Clin Endocrinol Metab | year= 2012 | volume= 97 | issue= 9 | pages= 2990-3011 | pmid=22723327 | doi=10.1210/jc.2012-1230 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22723327 }} </ref>
*Approximately 75% of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) patients develop sporadically. <ref name="pmid22723327">{{cite journal| author=Thakker RV, Newey PJ, Walls GV, Bilezikian J, Dralle H, Ebeling PR et al.| title=Clinical practice guidelines for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). | journal=J Clin Endocrinol Metab | year= 2012 | volume= 97 | issue= 9 | pages= 2990-3011 | pmid=22723327 | doi=10.1210/jc.2012-1230 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22723327  }} </ref>
*Approximately 25% of patients are associated with [[MEN, type 1|Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia-type 1 syndrome]].<ref name="pmid171087783">{{cite journal| author=Berna MJ, Hoffmann KM, Serrano J, Gibril F, Jensen RT| title=Serum gastrin in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: I. Prospective study of fasting serum gastrin in 309 patients from the National Institutes of Health and comparison with 2229 cases from the literature. | journal=Medicine (Baltimore) | year= 2006 | volume= 85 | issue= 6 | pages= 295-330 | pmid=17108778 | doi=10.1097/01.md.0000236956.74128.76 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17108778  }}</ref>
*[[MEN, type 1|MEN-1]]<nowiki/> is considered as an [[Autosomal dominant inheritance|autosomal dominant]] disorder defining by tumors of the [[pituitary]], the [[parathyroid]], and the [[pancreas]].<ref name="pmid171087782">{{cite journal| author=Berna MJ, Hoffmann KM, Serrano J, Gibril F, Jensen RT| title=Serum gastrin in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: I. Prospective study of fasting serum gastrin in 309 patients from the National Institutes of Health and comparison with 2229 cases from the literature. | journal=Medicine (Baltimore) | year= 2006 | volume= 85 | issue= 6 | pages= 295-330 | pmid=17108778 | doi=10.1097/01.md.0000236956.74128.76 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17108778 }}</ref>
*[[MEN1]] results from [[mutations]] in an 10-exon [[gene]] at [[chromosome 11]]q13. <ref name="pmid23363383">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ito T, Igarashi H, Uehara H, Jensen RT |title=Pharmacotherapy of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome |journal=Expert Opin Pharmacother |volume=14 |issue=3 |pages=307–21 |year=2013 |pmid=23363383 |pmc=3580316 |doi=10.1517/14656566.2013.767332 |url=}}</ref>


==Associated Conditions==
==Associated Conditions==
*[[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1]] ([[MEN 1]])  
*[[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1]] ([[MEN 1]])<ref name="pmid9354421">{{cite journal| author=Zhuang Z, Vortmeyer AO, Pack S, Huang S, Pham TA, Wang C et al.| title=Somatic mutations of the MEN1 tumor suppressor gene in sporadic gastrinomas and insulinomas. | journal=Cancer Res | year= 1997 | volume= 57 | issue= 21 | pages= 4682-6 | pmid=9354421 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9354421  }}</ref>
*[[Gastrinoma]]
*[[Gastrinoma]] (duodenal gastrinoma and pancreatic gastrinomas)<ref name="pmid79045502">{{cite journal| author=Norton JA| title=Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas and duodenum. | journal=Curr Probl Surg | year= 1994 | volume= 31 | issue= 2 | pages= 77-156 | pmid=7904550 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7904550  }}</ref>
*Usually these gastriomas are small (less < 1 cm), multiple ones,less often to metastasize to liver rather than pancreatic gastrinomas.
*[[Peptic ulcer disease]]
*[[Peptic ulcer disease]]


==Gross Pathology==
==Gross Pathology==
*Gross pathology presents as enlarged fundic mucosal folds with cerebriform pattern.
*Gross pathology presents as enlarged [[Fundus (stomach)|fundic mucosal folds]] with cerebriform pattern.


==Microscopic Pathology==
==Microscopic Pathology==
*Histologically, well-differentiated [[neuroendocrine tumor]] (NET) has a typical organoid arrangement of cells with nesting, trabecular, or gyriform patterns. <ref name="pmid28722872">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cingam S, Karanchi H |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |year= |pmid=28722872 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*A well-differentiated [[neuroendocrine tumor]] (NET) histologically typically shows an organ like arrangement of cells with nesting, trabecular, or gyriform patterns. <ref name="pmid28722872">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cingam S, Karanchi H |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |year= |pmid=28722872 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*The tumor cells are round with regular bland nuclei and produce large amounts of secretory granules with diffuse immunoexpression of [[neuroendocrine]] markers. In contrast, the poorly differentiated [[neuroendocrine tumor]] (NET) has atypical, sheet-like, diffuse and irregular nuclei, less cytoplasmic secretory granules, and limited biomarker immunoexpression. <ref name="pmid28722872">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cingam S, Karanchi H |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |year= |pmid=28722872 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*The tumor cells are usually round with regular bland nuclei which produce large number of secretory granules with diffuse immunoexpression of [[neuroendocrine]] markers where as, the poorly differentiated [[neuroendocrine tumor]] (NET) shows a atypical, sheet-like, diffuse and irregular nuclei, less cytoplasmic secretory granules, and limited biomarker immunoexpression. <ref name="pmid28722872">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cingam S, Karanchi H |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |year= |pmid=28722872 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*An important feature for the diagnosis of [[neuroendocrine]] tumors is immunostaining for [[chromogranin A]] and [[synaptophysin]]. Gastrin immunostaining can be used to differentiate from other [[neuroendocrine tumors]]. [[Gastrinoma|Gastrinomas]] express a high density of [[somatostatin]] receptors, thus making [[somatostatin]] [[scintigraphy]] an effective localizing tool. <ref name="pmid28722872">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cingam S, Karanchi H |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |year= |pmid=28722872 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Immunostaining for [[chromogranin A]] and [[synaptophysin]] is an important step in the diagnosis of [[neuroendocrine]] tumors. In order to differentiate from other [[neuroendocrine tumors]] [[gastrin]] [[immunostaining]] may be used. [[somatostatin]] [[scintigraphy]] is considered an effective localizing tool as [[Gastrinoma|gastrinomas]] tend to express a high density of [[somatostatin]] receptors. <ref name="pmid28722872">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cingam S, Karanchi H |title= |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |year= |pmid=28722872 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


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[[image:ZES_NET_Duodenum.jpg|thumb|500px|center|By Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons]]
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Image:NET_Duodenum.jpg|Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor of the duodenum.
Image:NET_Pancreatic.jpg|Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour.
Image:400px-Gastric neuroendocrine tumour - high mag.jpg|Gastric neuroendocrine tumour - high magnification
Image:400px-Gastric_neuroendocrine_tumour_-_intermed_mag.jpg|Gastric neuroendocrine tumour - intermed_magnification
Image:800px-Gastric neuroendocrine tumour - low mag.jpg|Gastric neuroendocrine tumour - low magnification
Image:Gastrinoma.jpg|Gastrinoma
</gallery>
</div>


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome results from increased levels of gastrin due to an existing gastrinoma in the duodenum or pancreas.

Pathophysiology

Physiology

1. Cephalic
  • Mediated by vagal stimulation during thinking about, smelling, and seeing food.
2. Gastric
  • The major mediator for acid secretion due to stomach distension and chemical effects related to the food.
3. Intestinal
  • Small mediator for acid secretion due to chemical effects of food

Pathogenesis

  • Embryologic endoderm produces enteroendocrine cells and these cells are considered as the origin of gastrinomas.[12]
  • Symptoms of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome are related to hypergastrinemia.[13]
  • Hypertrophy of gastrin mucosa results in hypergastrinemia.
  • Gastric acid secretion increases four to six-fold.
  • Hypergastrinemia results from increase activity of parietal cells and histamine-secreting enterochromaffin-like cells.
  • Gastric acid secretion overrides the mucosal defense of the gastric and duodenal wall which may cause ulceration and inactivation of pancreatic enzymes.
  • The majority of patients have large and multiple peptic ulcers located in distal duodenum and proximal jejunum.[14]
  • Inactivation of pancreatic enzymes leads to fat malabsorption and diarrhea.[15]
  • High gastric acid secretion does not reabsorb in small intestine and colon; therefore, it results in chronic diarrhea.[13]
  • Sodium and water do not reabsorb in presence of high volume of gastric acids which results in secretory diarrhea.
  • The major factors related to fat malabsorption are as following:[16]
    • Gastric mucosal damage
    • Inactivation of Pancreatic enzymes
    • Bile salts precipitation

Genetics

Associated Conditions

Gross Pathology

Microscopic Pathology

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