Overview

NCI Definition: A malignant neoplasm that arises from the epithelial cells of the exocrine pancreatic tissue. [1]

Disease Details

Synonyms
Malignant Tumor of the Exocrine Pancreas, Malignant Exocrine Pancreas Tumor, Malignant Neoplasm of Exocrine Pancreas, Malignant Neoplasm of the Exocrine Pancreas, Malignant Tumor of Exocrine Pancreas
Parent(s)
Pancreatic Exocrine Neoplasm
Children
Pancreatic Carcinoma, Pancreatic Mucinous-Cystic Neoplasm with an Associated Invasive Carcinoma, Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas, and Pancreatoblastoma

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.