/enterochromaffin cell serotonin-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

enterochromaffin cell serotonin-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

Rare Disease

MONDO:0024504

Also Known As

EC cell, serotonin producing pancreatic NETEC cell, serotonin producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorEC cell, serotonin producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumourcarcinoid neoplasm of pancreascarcinoid neoplasm of the pancreascarcinoid tumor of pancreascarcinoid tumor of the pancreascarcinoid tumour of pancreascarcinoid tumour of the pancreasenterochromaffin cell serotonin-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorpancreatic carcinoid tumorpancreatic carcinoid tumourpancreatic serotonin producing neoplasmpancreatic serotonin producing tumorpancreatic serotonin producing tumourserotonin-producing PNETserotonin-producing pancreatic NETserotonin-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorserotonin-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumourserotonin-producing tumor of pancreasserotonin-producing tumor of the pancreasserotonin-producing tumour of pancreasserotonin-producing tumour of the pancreasserotonin-producing neuroendocrine tumor of pancreasserotonin-producing neuroendocrine tumour of pancreas

Definition

A usually slow-growing, grade 1 pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor that secretes serotonin. When it metastasizes to the liver, it produces the clinical symptoms of the carcinoid syndrome.

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GARD

GARD:22055 ↗

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