Figure 1: Localization of a possible insulinoma in the case patient. To exclude the possibility that lesions in the pancreatic tail were caused by an accessory spleen and to confirm the presence ...

Or have they? A retrospective analysis of a series of 237 patients with surgically confirmed insulinoma, diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic between 1987 and 2007, seems to confirm the contrary.

The 72 hour fasting test or C-peptide suppression test hardly helps to distinguish between patients with insulinoma and patients with pancreatic islet cell hyperplasia. Pathologists often refer to ...

In rare cases, the beta cells malfunction, resulting in a benign tumor called an insulinoma ... It often takes a long time ...