A SOMATOSTATIN-secreting tumor derived from the pancreatic delta cells (somatostatin-secreting cells). It is also found in the INTESTINE. Somatostatinomas are associated with diabetes mellitus; cholelithiasis; steatorrhea; and HYPOCHLORHYDRIA. The majority of somatostatinomas have the potential for METASTASIS.


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