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==Pancreatic ectopia==
==Pancreatic ectopia==
===General===
*May be confused with something pathologic.
===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features:
Features:
*Consists of pancreatic acini ''and'' pancreatic ducts.
*Consists of pancreatic acini ''and'' pancreatic ducts.
*+/-Islets of Langerhans.
*+/-Islets of Langerhans.
==Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour==
{{Main|Neuroendocrine tumour}}
*Abbreviated ''PanNET''.<ref name=pmid22198808/>
*[[AKA]] ''pancreatic islet cell tumour''.<ref name=pmid22198808>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Burns | first1 = WR. | last2 = Edil | first2 = BH. | title = Neuroendocrine Pancreatic Tumors: Guidelines for Management and Update. | journal = Curr Treat Options Oncol | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1007/s11864-011-0172-2 | PMID = 22198808 }}</ref>
*[[AKA]] ''islet cell tumour''.
===General===
*Rare.
*Presentation depends on subtype, e.g. for ''insulinoma'' the typical presentation is hypoglycemia.
====Classification====
Based on peptide produced:
#Glucagon from alpha cells (glucagonoma).
#Insulin from beta cells (insulinoma) - most common ~ 50% of islet cell tumours.
#Somatostatin from D cells (somatostatinoma).
#Pancreatic polypeptide from PP cells.
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Nests of cells.
*Stippled chromatin.
Images:
*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case172/micro.html Islet cell tumour (upmc.edu)].


==See also==
==See also==
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