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enterochromaffin cell serotonin-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

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Disease Overview

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.

Synonyms

  • EC cell, serotonin producing pancreatic NET
  • EC cell, serotonin producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
  • EC cell, serotonin producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour
  • carcinoid neoplasm of pancreas
  • carcinoid neoplasm of the pancreas
  • carcinoid tumor of pancreas
  • carcinoid tumor of the pancreas
  • carcinoid tumour of pancreas
  • carcinoid tumour of the pancreas
  • enterochromaffin cell serotonin-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
  • pancreatic carcinoid tumor
  • pancreatic carcinoid tumour
  • pancreatic serotonin producing neoplasm
  • pancreatic serotonin producing tumor
  • pancreatic serotonin producing tumour
  • serotonin-producing PNET
  • serotonin-producing neuroendocrine tumor of pancreas
  • serotonin-producing neuroendocrine tumour of pancreas
  • serotonin-producing pancreatic NET
  • serotonin-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
  • serotonin-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour
  • serotonin-producing tumor of pancreas
  • serotonin-producing tumor of the pancreas
  • serotonin-producing tumour of pancreas
  • serotonin-producing tumour of the pancreas
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The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) has information and resources for patients, caregivers, and families that may be helpful before and after diagnosis of this condition. GARD is a program of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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