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apudoma

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apudoma /apud·o·ma/ (a″pud-o´mah) a tumor derived from APUD cells.
apudoma [ah″pu-do´mah]
a tumor derived from APUD cells, many of which secrete ectopic hormones.

apudoma
a tumor derived from APUD cells, many of which secrete hormones, e.g. insulinoma and gastrinoma.

APUDoma
Oncology A tumor that produces small peptide hormones of the APUD system Examples Small–oat cell carcinoma of lung, carcinoids of lung, thymus, GI tract and prostate, medullary CA of thyroid, pancreatic islet cell tumor, malignant melanoma, ganglioneuroma Clinical Heterogeneous; reflects functional nature of tumor and/or metastases. See MEN.


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