Insulinoma: rare yet important

Large chondrosarcoma of the lumbar spine--a rare yet important cause of lower back pain.

We report a case of a large chondrosarcoma of an L4 vertebral body causing iliac vein thrombosis. The slow-growing tumor eluded definitive diagnosis early in its development since the main symptom it caused was only lower back pain. Five years after onset of the disease, the patient presented with fever, tenderness and swelling in the leg, the tumor was diagnosed and found to be exerting a mass...

Unconventional, Yet Important, Risk Factors for Stroke

Insulinoma: A rare cause of hypoglycemia in a young female

Insulinoma is an exceedingly uncommon pancreatic islet cell neuroendocrine tumor. The estimated incidence is approximately four cases per million individuals per year and accounts for 60% of islets cell tumors. It causes glycopenic symptoms which includes headache, feeling irritable, confused, seizure or coma and leads to catecholamine excess which includes rapid heartbeat, sweating, palpitatio...

A Rare Case Report - Big Insulinoma of Pancreas

Insulinomas account for 60% of islet cell tumours (ICT) and are typically hypervascular, solitary small tumours, 90% of which measure less than 2cm and 30% measuring less than 1cm in diameter. Approximately 10% are multiple, 10% are malignant and 4-7% are associated with MEN I; these tumours are usually multiple and can be malignant in up to 25%. The tumour is characterized by endogenous hypers...

A Rare Case of Insulinoma Presenting with Postprandial Hypoglycemia

BACKGROUND Although fasting hypoglycemia has historically been considered the hallmark of insulinoma, postprandial hypoglycemia has also been occasionally reported as the predominant feature. We report a rare case of an insulinoma diagnosed in an individual presenting exclusively with postprandial hypoglycemia without fasting hypoglycemia. CASE REPORT A 47-year-old woman with medical history ...