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... > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > types of cancer > islet cell carcinoma

... > physiological processes > health and aging > diseases and medical conditions > types of cancer > islet cell carcinoma

... > physiological processes > health and aging > diseases and medical conditions > types of cancer > islet cell carcinoma

... > physiological processes > health and aging > diseases and medical conditions > types of cancer > islet cell carcinoma

... > physiological processes > health and aging > diseases and medical conditions > types of cancer > islet cell carcinoma

Preferred term

islet cell carcinoma

Definition

ISLET CELL CANCER, a rare cancer, is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in certain tissues of the pancreas. The pancreas is about six inches long and is shaped like a thin pear, wider at one end and narrower at the other. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Pancreatic Cancer, Islet Cell]

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types of cancer

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