Samenvatting
An insulinoma is a neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas, arising from the β-cell, resulting in endogenous hyperinsulinemia. This causes hypoglycemia with neurogycopenic symptoms. Diagnosis of insulinoma starts with demonstrating elevated insulin during a spontaneous hypoglycemia or a hypoglycemia can be provoked by a 72-h fasting test. Most insulinomas are benign and localized to the pancreas and can be surgically resected. Rare metastastic insulinomas are treated with diazoxide or somatostatin analogues.
Originele taal-2 | English |
---|---|
Titel | Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases |
Redacteuren | Ilpo Huhtaniemi, Luciano Martini |
Uitgeverij | Elsevier |
Pagina's | 58-62 |
Uitgave | 2 |
ISBN van geprinte versie | 978-0-12-812200-6 |
DOI's | |
Status | Published - 2019 |
Extern gepubliceerd | Ja |