Glucagonoma physical examination

Common physical examination findings of glucagonoma include tachycardia, fever, rash, muscle atrophy. Cotton wool spots, flame hemorrhage, and dot-blot hemorrhages on fundoscopic examination of the eye may be present.

Common physical examination findings of glucagonoma include:

• Patients with glucagonoma are generally well-appearing
• Patient may appear thin and cachectic in advanced cases

• Tachycardia may be present
• Fever may be present

• Erythematous, ring shaped rash that blisters, erodes, and crusts over suggesting necrolytic migratory erythema

• Ophthalmoscopic exam may be abnormal with findings of cotton wool spots, flame hemorrhage, and dot and blot hemorrhage

• Tachycardia may be present

• Muscle atrophy may be present
• Unilateral calf or thigh tenderness
• Unilateral calf or thigh swelling
• Unilateral calf or thigh warmth
• Unilateral calf or thigh erythema
• Palpable cord (a thickened palpable vein suggestive of thrombosed vein)
• Dilatation of unilateral collateral superficial veins

• Patient is oriented to persons, place, and time
• Hyporeflexia may be present
• Unilateral/bilateral sensory loss in the upper/lower extremity may be present
• Muscle atrophy may be present
• Vibration and joint position sense may be decreased

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