Migratory necrolytic skin rash is seen in? – Surgery MCQ

Migratory necrolytic skin rash is seen in?
A. ACTHoma
B. VIPoma
C. Glucagonoma
D. Somatostatinoma

Correct answer : C. Glucagonoma

• Glucagonoma is a neuroendocrine tumour of the pancreas.
• It can present with migratory necrolytic skin rash.
• Other symptoms include glossitis, stomatitis and angular cheilitis.
• Diabetes, severe weight loss and diarrhoea can also occur.

Ref: Bailey and Love’s Short Practice of Surgery, 25th edition, p 816.