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Carcinoma, Islet Cell MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Carcinoma, Islet Cell
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
Unique ID
D018273
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018273
Annotation
coord IM with PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS (IM)
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.
Entry Term(s)
Islet Cell Tumor, Malignant
NLM Classification #
WK 885
Previous Indexing
Adenoma, Islet Cell (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1993/06/25
Revision Date
2012/07/03
Carcinoma, Islet Cell Preferred
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