Chapter 2 - Neoplasms (C00-D49)»Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs (C15-C26)»Malignant neoplasm of pancreas (C25)
C25
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
Sub-codes (8)
- C25.0 Malignant neoplasm of head of pancreas
- C25.1 Malignant neoplasm of body of pancreas
- C25.2 Malignant neoplasm of tail of pancreas
- C25.3 Malignant neoplasm of pancreatic duct
- C25.4 Malignant neoplasm of endocrine pancreas
1 indication for 28 drugs
- C25.7 Malignant neoplasm of other parts of pancreas
- C25.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of pancreas
- C25.9 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas, unspecified
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Pancreatic Neoplasms1361 drugs (372 approved, 989 experimental)
Tumors or cancer of the PANCREAS. Depending on the types of ISLET CELLS present in the tumors, various hormones can be secreted: GLUCAGON from PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS; INSULIN from PANCREATIC BETA CELLS; and SOMATOSTATIN from the SOMATOSTATIN-SECRETING CELLS. Most are malignant except the insulin-producing tumors (INSULINOMA).