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#REDIRECT[[Insulinoma]]
 
 
*[[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
 
 
 
[[Category:Pancreas_-_Hyperplastic_and_Neoplastic_Pathology]][[Category:Endocrine_System_-_Pathology]]
 
[[Category:Neoplasia]]
 
 
[[Category:To_Do_-_James]]
 
[[Category:To_Do_-_James]]

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