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| − | + | [[Image:Islet cell tumour.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Islet cell tumour (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]] | |
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| + | *[[Adenoma|Adenomas]] and [[Carcinoma|carcinomas]] deerived from beta cells | ||
| + | *Respond rapidly to iv glucose | ||
| + | *Can be identified by immunocytochemical means | ||
| + | *Dogs 5-12 years of age most commonly affected | ||
| + | *Older cattle, associated with periodic convulsions | ||
| + | ====Clinical signs==== | ||
| + | *Hyperinsulinism | ||
| + | *Hypoglycaemia - often episodic | ||
| + | **Neurologic signs - stupor, confusion, coma, seizures, peripheral neuropathy may also develop | ||
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| + | [[Category:Pancreas_-_Hyperplastic_and_Neoplastic_Pathology]][[Category:Endocrine_System_-_Pathology]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Neoplasia]] | ||
| + | [[Category:To_Do_-_James]] | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 6 July 2010
- Adenomas and carcinomas deerived from beta cells
- Respond rapidly to iv glucose
- Can be identified by immunocytochemical means
- Dogs 5-12 years of age most commonly affected
- Older cattle, associated with periodic convulsions
Clinical signs
- Hyperinsulinism
- Hypoglycaemia - often episodic
- Neurologic signs - stupor, confusion, coma, seizures, peripheral neuropathy may also develop