Islet cell tumor syndrome

Introduction: Islet cell tumor syndrome

Description of Islet cell tumor syndrome

Islet cell tumor syndrome (medical condition): Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor in the adrenal glands that causes excess secretion of catecholamines. This leads ...more

Islet cell tumor syndrome: See also:

Pheochromocytoma:
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  »Symptoms of Pheochromocytoma
  »Causes of Pheochromocytoma
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Islet cell tumor syndrome: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Islet cell tumor syndrome:

• Islet cell tumor
• Islet cell tumor syndrome
• Islet cell
• Islet
• Cell
• Tumor
• Tumor pain

Islet cell tumor syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Islet cell tumor syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Islet cell tumor syndrome, or a subtype of Islet cell tumor syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Islet cell tumor syndrome as a Disease

Islet cell tumor syndrome: Another name for Pheochromocytoma (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Pheochromocytoma
  »Symptoms of Pheochromocytoma
  »Causes of Pheochromocytoma
  »Treatments for Pheochromocytoma

Islet cell tumor syndrome: Related Diseases

Islet cell tumor syndrome: Islet cell tumor syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Cancer
• Adrenal Cancer
• Adrenal disorders
• Adrenal conditions
• Endocrine system conditions
• Endocrine system tumors
• Rosacea-like conditions

Causes of Islet cell tumor syndrome

Some of the causes of Islet cell tumor syndrome are included in the list below:

• Adrenal gland tumor
• Tumor in the sympathetic nervous system
• Sturge-Weber syndrome
• Tuberous sclerosis
• Neurofibromatosis

See full list of 14 causes of Islet cell tumor syndrome (Pheochromocytoma)

Symptoms of Islet cell tumor syndrome (Pheochromocytoma)

Some of the symptoms of Islet cell tumor syndrome incude:

• Headaches
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
• Hypertension

See full list of 40 symptoms of Islet cell tumor syndrome (Pheochromocytoma)

Treatments for Islet cell tumor syndrome (Pheochromocytoma)

Treatments for Islet cell tumor syndrome (Pheochromocytoma) include:

• Medications
• Surgery
• Surgical tumor removal

Read more about treatments for Islet cell tumor syndrome

Treatment of Islet cell tumor syndrome: For more treatment information about Islet cell tumor syndrome, see treatment of Pheochromocytoma (Islet cell tumor syndrome)

Islet cell tumor syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Islet cell tumor syndrome:

• Multiple endocrine neoplasia
• adrenal gland
• hypertension
• neuroendocrine tumour
• vinyl mandellic acid
• metanephrites

Terms associated with Islet cell tumor syndrome:

Terms Similar to Islet cell tumor syndrome:

• Pheochromocytoma
• Bilateral pheochromocytoma and islet cell adenoma of the pancreas
• Chromaffinoma
• Familial islet cell tumors
• Familial pheochromocytoma

Source - NIH

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