"Pancreas" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D010179
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.734
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pancreas" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pancreas" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pancreas" by people in Profiles.
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Diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy of solid pancreatic lesions with tissue sent directly in formalin for histopathologic evaluation compared with cytology: a multicenter prospective pilot study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2026 07; 104(1):107-110.
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A novel prediction model of the risk of pancreatic cancer among diabetes patients using multiple clinical data and machine learning. Cancer Med. 2023 10; 12(19):19987-19999.
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Angiosarcoma of the Pancreas in a Pediatric Patient With an Activating KDR-Internal Tandem Duplication: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2022 Apr 01; 44(3):e751-e755.
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The Role of Surgical Management in Chronic Pancreatitis in Children: A Position Paper From the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Pancreas Committee. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 05 01; 74(5):706-719.
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Alterations in pancreatic islet cell function in response to small bowel resection. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2020 07 01; 319(1):G36-G42.
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Papillary thyroid carcinoma metastasis to a branchial cleft cyst: a case report and review of imaging. Clin Imaging. 2020 Aug; 64:1-6.
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Pancreas Divisum in Pediatric Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis: Report From INSPPIRE. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2019 07; 53(6):e232-e238.
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Non-monotonic dose-response effects of arsenic on glucose metabolism. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2019 08 15; 377:114605.
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Plasticity of differentiated cells in wound repair and tumorigenesis, part I: stomach and pancreas. Dis Model Mech. 2018 07 23; 11(7).
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Pancreatic disorders in children: New clues on the horizon. Dig Liver Dis. 2018 Sep; 50(9):886-893.