Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

- Occurs when gastrin is secreted by non-beta-cell tumors of the pancreas.
- Occurs when a gastrin-secreting tumor of the pancreas causes H+ secretion.
- H+ secretion continues unabated b/c the gastrin secreted by pancreatic tumor cells is not subject to negative feedback inhibition by H+.

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