Insulinoma
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DEFINITION
- Insulinomas are islet-cell tumors.
- Most common functional neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas[10]
- Insulinomas secrete insulin autonomously and persistantly, despite hypoglycemia.
- Unregulated insulin secretion leads to decreased hepatic glucose output, resulting in hypoglycemia.[21]
- A cause of endogenous hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia
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DEFINITION
- Insulinomas are islet-cell tumors.
- Most common functional neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas[10]
- Insulinomas secrete insulin autonomously and persistantly, despite hypoglycemia.
- Unregulated insulin secretion leads to decreased hepatic glucose output, resulting in hypoglycemia.[21]
- A cause of endogenous hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia
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Last updated: July 7, 2020
Citation
Emiliano, Ana. "Insulinoma." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, 2020. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547073/all/Insulinoma.
Emiliano A. Insulinoma. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. 2020. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547073/all/Insulinoma. Accessed January 27, 2023.
Emiliano, A. (2020). Insulinoma. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547073/all/Insulinoma
Emiliano A. Insulinoma [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. ; 2020. [cited 2023 January 27]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547073/all/Insulinoma.
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