Somatostatinoma

"Somatostatinoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A SOMATOSTATIN-secreting tumor derived from the pancreatic delta cells (SOMATOSTATIN-SECRETING CELLS). It is also found in the INTESTINE. Somatostatinomas are associated with DIABETES MELLITUS; CHOLELITHIASIS; STEATORRHEA; and HYPOCHLORHYDRIA. The majority of somatostatinomas have the potential for METASTASIS.

Descriptor ID	D013005
MeSH Number(s)	C04.557.465.625.650.240.695 C04.557.470.200.025.370.695 C04.588.274.761.500.500 C04.588.322.475.500.500 C06.301.761.500.500 C06.689.667.500.500 C19.344.421.500.500
Concept/Terms	Somatostatinoma Somatostatinoma Somatostatinomas

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Somatostatinoma".

Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal [C04.557.465]
Neuroectodermal Tumors [C04.557.465.625]
Neuroendocrine Tumors [C04.557.465.625.650]
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine [C04.557.465.625.650.240]
Somatostatinoma [C04.557.465.625.650.240.695]
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial [C04.557.470]
Carcinoma [C04.557.470.200]
Adenocarcinoma [C04.557.470.200.025]
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine [C04.557.470.200.025.370]
Somatostatinoma [C04.557.470.200.025.370.695]
Neoplasms by Site [C04.588]
Digestive System Neoplasms [C04.588.274]
Pancreatic Neoplasms [C04.588.274.761]
Carcinoma, Islet Cell [C04.588.274.761.500]
Somatostatinoma [C04.588.274.761.500.500]
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms [C04.588.322]
Pancreatic Neoplasms [C04.588.322.475]
Carcinoma, Islet Cell [C04.588.322.475.500]
Somatostatinoma [C04.588.322.475.500.500]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Digestive System Neoplasms [C06.301]
Pancreatic Neoplasms [C06.301.761]
Carcinoma, Islet Cell [C06.301.761.500]
Somatostatinoma [C06.301.761.500.500]
Pancreatic Diseases [C06.689]
Pancreatic Neoplasms [C06.689.667]
Carcinoma, Islet Cell [C06.689.667.500]
Somatostatinoma [C06.689.667.500.500]
Endocrine System Diseases [C19]
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms [C19.344]
Pancreatic Neoplasms [C19.344.421]
Carcinoma, Islet Cell [C19.344.421.500]
Somatostatinoma [C19.344.421.500.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Somatostatinoma".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Somatostatinoma".

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