From:
miamiferret
Date: 2002-01-14 18:47:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Insulinoma question
Hmmm, I'd like to read those figures too. From what I know,
Insulinoma is rarely, if ever, cured, though successful surgery can
often result in a relief of symptoms for quite some time. I'd love
to be proved wrong and hear there's a 25% or higher cure rate.
mike
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., Serena DeCastro <avatarcomics@y...>
wrote:
> My question is how often is insulinoma cured
> with this surgery and how likely is the tumor to
> recur? My vet said he read the cure rate is 25%, I
> remembered reading a cross-post from Dr. Williams on
> the FML some time back where he listed the percentages
> from his practice and I seem to remember he gave a
> higher figure.