Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018273
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018273
Preferred Name

Carcinoma, Islet Cell

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Islet Cell Carcinomas
Carcinomas, Islet Cell
Islet Cell Carcinoma
Islet Cell Tumor, Malignant
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