ea0021p190 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | SFEBES2009
Stolte Joachim
, Iliopoulou Amalia
, Holmes Simon
, Nagi Dinesh
Insulinomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours with an estimated incidence of up to four new cases per mill./p.a. Most tumours are benign, <2 cm and arise from the islets of Langerhans.Typically patients present with Whipples triad: symptoms of hypoglycaemia, caused by fasting or exercise, low plasma glucose and symptoms relieved by Food. The diagnosis is confirmed by high insulin and c-peptide levels, inappropriately high for prevailing glucose.<...