What is Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer?
What is Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer?
- Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer: A malignant carcinoma that is located in the islet cells of the pancreas.
Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer, or a subtype of Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer: Introduction
Types of Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer:
Types of Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer:
Broader types of Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer:
What causes Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer?
Causes of Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer: see causes of Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer
What are the symptoms of Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer?
Symptoms of Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer:
see symptoms of Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer
Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer:
see treatments for Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer
Organs Affected by Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer:
Organs and body systems related to Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer include:
Name and Aliases of Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer
Main name of condition: Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer
Other names or spellings for Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer:
Islet Cell Cancer, Islet Cell Tumor, Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumor, Islet of Langerhans tumor, Neuroendocrine tumors, Islet cell carcinoma
Islet cell carcinoma, Islet cell tumors, Islet of Langerhans tumor, Neuroendocrine tumors, Islet of Langerhans tumor, Neuroendocrine tumors, Pancreatic islet cell tumors, Islet cell carcinoma
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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