Glossary for Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer

• Analgesia: A condition which is characterized by an absence of pain
• Anorexia: Any type of appetite loss; often refers to anorexia nervosa
• Diabetes-like symptoms: Symptoms similar to those of diabetes
• Fever: Elevation of the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees celsius
• Glucagonoma: Rare cancer of the glucagon-producing pancreas cells.
• Insulinoma: A rare form of pancreatic cancer that causes excessive secretion of the hormone insulin. A relatively small number of cases are malignant.
• Jaundice: Bile or liver problem causing yellowness.
• Malnutrition: A malnutrition state that is produced by severe protein deficiency
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1: Rare inherited disease causing tumors in multiple glands
• Pain: A feeling of suffering, agony, distress caused by the stimulation of pain fibres in the nervous system
• Pancreas conditions: Any condition that affects the pancreas
• Pruritus: The sensation of itch
• Weight loss: Loss of body weight.
• Werner syndrome: A form of premature aging where sufferers start aging during adolescence or soon after and appear old by the time they reach their 30's or 40's. Milder forms of the condition may also occur.

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