Mesh term Carcinoma, Islet Cell
Browse to parent terms:Adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Gastrinoma
Glucagonoma
Somatostatinoma
Vipoma
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