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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>]] | + | #REDIRECT[[Insulinoma]] |
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| − | *[[Adenoma|Adenomas]] and [[Carcinoma|carcinomas]] deerived from beta cells
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| − | *Respond rapidly to iv glucose
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| − | *Can be identified by immunocytochemical means
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| − | *Dogs 5-12 years of age most commonly affected
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| − | *Older cattle, associated with periodic convulsions
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| − | ====Clinical signs====
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| − | *Hyperinsulinism
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| − | *Hypoglycaemia - often episodic
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| − | **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]]
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| − | [[Category:To_Do_-_Clinical]][[Category:Neoplasia]]
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