Diseases

Islet Cell Carcinoma

A primary malignant neoplasm of the pancreatic ISLET CELLS. Usually it involves the non-INSULIN-producing cell types, the PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS and the pancreatic delta cells (SOMATOSTATIN-SECRETING CELLS) in GLUCAGONOMA and SOMATOSTATINOMA, respectively.

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Abstract

A primary malignant neoplasm of the pancreatic ISLET CELLS. Usually it involves the non-INSULIN-producing cell types, the PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS and the pancreatic delta cells (SOMATOSTATIN-SECRETING CELLS) in GLUCAGONOMA and SOMATOSTATINOMA, respectively.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Carcinoma, Islet Cell
  • Islet Cell Tumor, Malignant
  • Carcinomas, Islet Cell
  • Islet Cell Carcinomas

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39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS (IM)

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Adenoma, Islet Cell (1966-1993)

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NLM Classification

WK 885

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Islet Cell Carcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018273. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018273
  2. Islet Cell Carcinoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_neuroendocrine_tumor
  3. Islet Cell Carcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6084258