NCI: Islet Cell Tumors
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Description: U.S. National Cancer Institute resource that provides information about neuroendocrine tumors involving the pancreas.
Islet Cell Tumors/Endocrine Pancreas Home Page - National Cancer Institute Islet Cell Tumors (Endocrine Pancreas) : A tumor that forms in islet cells (hormone-making cells) of the pancreas. Islet cell tumors may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). Islet cells make several different hormones that affect body functions, including controlling the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood and helping digest food in the stomach. Functional islet cell tumors make extra amounts of these hormones, which can cause symptoms. Nonfunctional islet cell tumors do not make extra amounts of hormones, but they may cause symptoms as they grow and spread. Also called pancreatic endocrine tumor and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.Â
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| Page title: | Islet Cell Tumors/Endocrine Pancreas Home Page - National Cancer Institute |
| Keywords: | islet cell,islet, endocrine,pancreas |
| Description: | Information about islet cell carcinoma treatment, clinical trials, and other topics from the National Cancer Institute. |
| IP-address: | 129.43.254.31 |
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