Endocrine Abstracts

Insulinomas are rare insulin-producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. Most insulinomas are non-metastatic and can be cured by surgery, but in 10% of the patients insulinomas metastasize, which is associated with a significantly impaired overall survival. As the metastatic potential of an insulinoma cannot be reliably predicted with the current biomarkers, we aimed to evaluate the expression of somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptors (GLP-1Rs) i...

IntroductionInsulinomas are the most common functional neuroendocrine tumours of the pancreas. Because previous data on the long-term prognosis of insulinoma patients are scarce, we wanted to study the morbidity and mortality in Finnish patients previously treated for an insulinoma.Patients and methodsThe Finnish insulinoma register consists of all adult patients diagnosed with an insulinoma in Finland during...