Definition: A benign tumor of the pancreatic ISLET CELLS. Usually it involves the INSULIN-producing PANCREATIC BETA CELLS, as in INSULINOMA, resulting in HYPERINSULINISM.
coord IM with PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS (IM); ALPHA-CELL TUMOR see GLUCAGONOMA; BETA-CELL TUMOR see INSULINOMA and pancreatic delta-cell tumor see SOMATOSTATINOMA
ExamplesInsulinoma
Other names Nesidioblastoma; Islet Cell Tumor; Tumors, Islet Cell; Tumors, Island Cell; Tumor, Islet Cell; Tumor, Island Cell; Islet Cell Tumors; Islet Cell Adenomas; Islet Cell Adenoma; Island Cell Tumors; Adenomas, Islet Cell; Island Cell Tumor