Insulinoma - review of characteristics, diagnosis and treatment

• Main Authors: Klaudia Sapuła (Author), Klaudia Remjasz (Author), Wojciech Siedlecki (Author), Mateusz Fabiś (Author), Julia Kuchnicka (Author), Jakub Aleksandrowicz (Author), Martyna Zielińska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kazimierz Wielki University, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction and purpose: Insulinoma is one of a group of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). This tumor has its origin in the β cells of the pancreatic islets, which are responsible for the production of insulin. Excessive amounts of this hormone in the body manifest hypoglycemic neuroglyco...