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Pancreatic endocrine carcinoma
rareAn aggressive, high-grade and poorly differentiated carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the pancreas. The mitotic count is more than 20 per 10 HPF. According to the size of the malignant cells, the prominence of the nucleoli, and the amount of cytoplasm, it is classified either as small or large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma.
- Identifiers
- MONDO:0005893 Orphanet:506098
- Part of
- Digestive system carcinomaMalignant pancreatic neoplasmNeuroendocrine carcinomaPancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm
- Also known as
- carcinoma of endocrine pancreas · carcinoma, islet cell, malignant · endocrine pancreas carcinoma · high grade pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma · high-grade pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
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