NCIt definition : An 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. It is classified as either small or large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma based
on the size of the malignant cells, the prominence of the nucleoli, and the amount
of cytoplasm.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Cancer arising from cells in the islets of Langerhans, which are found
in the pancreas.; CDISC: A malignant endocrine neoplasm arising from islets of Langerhans of the pancreas.;
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
ICD-O code : 8150/3;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000530385; CDR0000046343;