Insulinoma
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Signalment
- More common in dogs than cats
- Middle-aged to older dogs
- No sex predisposition
- Breed predisposition, more common in medium to large-breed dogs:
- Irish Setter
- German Shepherd
- Labrador Retriever
- Boxer
Description
Insulinomas are well slow growing, encapsulated, functional tumours of the islet of pancreatic islet cells, which secrete insulin autonomously. They are predominantly malignant (90% of canine isulinomas), with a high metastatic rate to regional lymph nodes, liver and omentum.
Diagnosis
Clinical Signs
Laboratory Tests
Haematology
Biochemistry
- Hypoglycemia
Other Tests
Diagnostic Imaging
Histopathology
Treatment
Prognosis
References
- Ettinger, S.J. and Feldman, E. C. (2000) Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine Diseases of the Dog and Cat Volume 2 (Fifth Edition) W.B. Saunders Company.
- Fossum, T. W. et. al. (2007) Small Animal Surgery (Third Edition) Mosby Elsevier
- Nelson, R.W. and Couto, C.G. (2009) Small Animal Internal Medicine (Fourth Edition) Mosby Elsevier.