Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Although in most cases insulinomas are small and benign tumors, in about 4% they are malignant, mainly in course of inherited syndromes like MEN1, tubular sclerosis or neurofibromatosis type 1. While in case of benign tumors surgery is usually curative, the metastatic form brings difficulties in managing due to dissemination and the risk of recurring, life-threating, severe hypoglycemias. To elucidate the clinical differences between sporadic and MEN-1 linked insul...