Astrid C. Hauge-Evans; Aileen J. King; Danielle Carmignac; Carolyn C. Richardson; Iain C.A.F. Robinson; Malcolm J. Low; Michael R. Christie; Shanta J. Persaud1 and ...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks its own insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, which are ...

Islets, also called islets of Langerhans, are clusters of cells within the pancreas that produce hormones, like insulin, to help regulate blood glucose levels. The 59-year-old male patient had ...

Clusters of cells called islets in the pancreas produce the hormone and determine the amount based on blood sugar levels. The higher the glucose, the more insulin goes into production to balance ...

BACKGROUND: Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing islet cell tumors of the pancreas (ACTH-ICT) are a rare cause of Cushing's syndrome with a severe and rapidly progressive clinical course.