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Endocrine Pancreas Disorder
A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the endocrine pancreatic tissue (islets of Langerhans). Representative examples include diabetes mellitus and neuroendocrine neoplasms. (NCI Thesaurus)
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