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{{Infobox disease
#REDIRECT[[Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor]]
| Name            = Islet cell carcinoma
| Image          = A symptomatic patient with pheochromocytoma and islet cell tumor of the pancreas.gif
| Caption        = A symptomatic patient with pheochromocytoma and islet cell tumor of the pancreas. A small right pheochromocytoma with a necrotic center (P) is seen. In addition, an intensely enhancing mass is present in the neck of the pancreas (I). Two small pancreatic cysts are also seen but the bulk of the pancreas is spared.
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| ICDO            = {{ICDO|8150|3}}
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| MeshID          = D018273
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'''Islet cell carcinoma''' or '''nesidioblastoma''' is an uncommon [[cancer]] of the endocrine [[pancreas]].
 
It accounts for approximately 1.3% of [[pancreatic cancer]].<ref name="pmid17896148">{{cite journal |author=Yao JC, Eisner MP, Leary C, ''et al'' |title=Population-based study of islet cell carcinoma |journal=Ann. Surg. Oncol. |volume=14 |issue=12 |pages=3492–500 |year=2007 |month=Dec |pmid=17896148 |pmc=2077912 |doi=10.1245/s10434-007-9566-6 }}</ref>
 
The term "nesidioblastoma" dates to at least 1938.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Laidlaw GF |title=Nesidioblastoma, the islet tumor of the pancreas |journal=Am J Pathol. |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=125–34 |year=1938 |pmc=1964945}}</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[neuroendocrine tumor]]
 
==References==
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{{Digestive system neoplasia}}
 
 
[[Category:Types of cancer]]
[[Category:Oncology]]
[[pl:Wyspiak trzustki]]
 
 
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