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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009494

A disorder in which tumors of the pancreatic islet cells produce large amounts of gastrin (a hormone), leading to excess acid in the stomach and, possibly, a peptic ulcer (ulcer of the stomach or the upper part of the small intestine).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009494
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009494",
  "term": "Zollinger-Ellison syndrome",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A disorder in which tumors of the pancreatic islet cells produce large amounts of gastrin (a hormone), leading to excess acid in the stomach and, possibly, a peptic ulcer (ulcer of the stomach or the upper part of the small intestine).",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/zollinger-ellison-syndrome/"
}

Record 17,693 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.