Gastrinoma
"Gastrinoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A GASTRIN-secreting neuroendocrine tumor of the non-beta ISLET CELLS, the GASTRIN-SECRETING CELLS. This type of tumor is primarily located in the PANCREAS or the DUODENUM. Majority of gastrinomas are malignant. They metastasize to the LIVER; LYMPH NODES; and BONE but rarely elsewhere. The presence of gastrinoma is one of three requirements to be met for identification of ZOLLINGER-ELLISON SYNDROME, which sometimes occurs in families with MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA TYPE 1; (MEN 1).
| Descriptor ID |
D015408
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.200.025.290.500 C04.588.274.761.500.124 C04.588.322.475.500.124 C06.301.761.500.124 C06.689.667.500.124 C19.344.421.500.124
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| Concept/Terms |
Gastrinoma- Gastrinoma
- Gastrinomas
- Islet Cell Tumor, Ulcerogenic
- Ulcerogenic Islet Cell Tumor
- Gastrin-Producing Tumor
- Gastrin Producing Tumor
- Gastrin-Producing Tumors
- Tumor, Gastrin-Producing
- Tumors, Gastrin-Producing
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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