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Digestive System Diseases > Pancreatic Diseases > Pancreatic Neoplasms
Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Site > Endocrine Gland Neoplasms > Pancreatic Neoplasms
Endocrine System Diseases > Endocrine Gland Neoplasms > Pancreatic Neoplasms
Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Site > Digestive System Neoplasms > Pancreatic Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases > Digestive System Neoplasms > Pancreatic Neoplasms

Preferred term

Pancreatic Neoplasms  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Neoplasm, Pancreas
  • Neoplasms, Pancreas
  • Neoplasms, Pancreatic
  • Pancreas Neoplasm
  • Pancreas Neoplasms

Note

  • coord IM with histol type of neopl (IM); available are ALPHA-CELL TUMOR see GLUCAGONOMA; BETA-CELL TUMOR see INSULINOMA; and pancreatic delta-cell tumor see SOMATOSTATINOMA

Scope note

  • Tumors or cancer of the PANCREAS. Depending on the types of ISLET CELLS present in the tumors, various hormones can be secreted: GLUCAGON from PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS; INSULIN from PANCREATIC BETA CELLS; and SOMATOSTATIN from the SOMATOSTATIN-SECRETING CELLS. Most are malignant except the insulin-producing tumors (INSULINOMA).

In other languages

  • haiman kasvaimet

    Finnish

  • haimakasvaimet
  • haiman syöpä
  • haiman tuumorit
  • haimasyöpä
  • haimatuumorit
  • pankreaksen kasvaimet
  • pankreaksen syöpä
  • pankreaksen tuumorit
  • pankreaskasvaimet
  • pankreassyöpä
  • pankreastuumorit
  • Bukspottkörteltumörer

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010190

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