Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Cáncer de páncreas endocrino
Pancreatic endocrine cancer (PAN-kree-A-tik EN-doh-krin KAN-ser)
A rare cancer that forms in the islets of Langerhans cells (a type of cell found in the pancreas). Also called islet cell carcinoma.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.