A WOMAN WITH INSULINOMA

M SAEIDI

Abstract


Insulinoma is the most prevalent kind of tumor in pancreas island. This tumor with exessive secretion of insulin, causes severe symptoms and sometimes even fatal hypoglycemia. The definite treatment is only possible through resection of the tumor part.
A 58 old woman was brought to the hospital having symptoms of malaise, sweat, loss of consciousness and convulsion. She was immediately undergone treatment by injecting glucose. At initial phase of her treatment. Her blood sugar was 25 mg/dl (before glucose injection).
She was hospitalized and after diagnostic steps she underwent a laparotomy surgical operation through which a tiny, one centimeter tumor was taken out of the body of pancreas. Finaly she was discharged having regained her normal condition and blood sugar.

Keywords


Insulinoma, Case Report, Hypoglycemia