Islet-cell carcinoma
| Islet cell carcinoma | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| File:A symptomatic patient with pheochromocytoma and islet cell tumor of the pancreas.gif | |
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| 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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| MeSH | D018273 |
Islet cell carcinoma or nesidioblastoma is an uncommon cancer of the endocrine pancreas.
It accounts for approximately 1.3% of pancreatic cancer.[1]
The term "nesidioblastoma" dates to at least 1938.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Yao JC, Eisner MP, Leary C; et al. (2007). "Population-based study of islet cell carcinoma". Ann. Surg. Oncol. 14 (12): 3492–500. doi:10.1245/s10434-007-9566-6. PMC 2077912. PMID 17896148. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Laidlaw GF (1938). "Nesidioblastoma, the islet tumor of the pancreas". Am J Pathol. 14 (2): 125–34. PMC 1964945.