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Insulinoma

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Abstract

Insulinoma is an insulin-secreting tumour of the pancreatic beta cells that causes hypoglycemia in affected animals. This a is an uncommon condition in dogs and rare in cats. Canine insulinomas are usually malignant and primarily located in one pancreatic lobe. The chapter focuses primarily on insulinoma in dogs and discusses the pathophysiology, clinical signs and diagnosis, treatment options including surgery and medical therapy, and the prognosis for affected dogs. The chapter also briefly mentions feline insulinoma, although there is limited information available on this condition.

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27.4 Endocrine pancreatic tumour (insulinoma) in a 16-year-old West Highland White Terrier presented with a history of trembling, seizures and hypoglycaemia. Transverse image of the right cranial abdomen demonstrating a hypoechoic nodule, approximately 8 mm in diameter, with a few hyperechoic shadowing foci associated with the right lobe of the pancreas (arrowed). DD = descending duodenum. (Reproduced from the )
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27.5 Insulinoma identified in the pancreas during surgery in a 10-year-old neutered male German Shorthaired Pointer with hypoglycaemia. (Reproduced from the )
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