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Descriptor English: Carcinoma, Islet Cell
Descriptor Spanish: Carcinoma de Células de los Islotes Pancreáticos
Descriptor carcinoma de células de los islotes pancreáticos
Entry term(s) tumor maligno de células de los islotes pancreáticos
Scope note: Neoplasia maligna de las CÉLULAS DE LOS ISLOTES pancreáticos. Generalmente derivan de los tipos celulares no productores de INSULINA, las CÉLULAS ALFA PANCREÁTICAS y las células delta pancreáticas (CÉLULAS D) en el GLUCAGONOMA y SOMATOSTATINOMA, respectivamente.
Descriptor Portuguese: Carcinoma de Células das Ilhotas Pancreáticas
Descriptor French: Carcinome des îlots de Langerhans
Entry term(s): Carcinomas, Islet Cell
Islet Cell Carcinoma
Islet Cell Carcinomas
Islet Cell Tumor, Malignant
Tree number(s): C04.557.470.200.025.290
C04.588.274.761.500
C04.588.322.475.500
C06.301.761.500
C06.689.667.500
C19.344.421.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018273
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: coord IM with PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
BS blood supply
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SC secondary
SU surgery
TH therapy
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Adenoma, Islet Cell (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31592
Unique ID: D018273
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Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/25
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Carcinoma, Islet Cell - Preferred
Concept UI M0027504
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Carcinoma, Islet Cell
Entry term(s) Carcinomas, Islet Cell
Islet Cell Carcinoma
Islet Cell Carcinomas
Islet Cell Tumor, Malignant



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