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sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2004-09-07 01:25:54 UTC
Subject: RE: Diazoxide & Prednisolone Dosing
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <6697464.1094520354952.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
While it is possible that there was an insulinoma that metastasized, it is probably far more likely that the low sugar symptoms were caused by a more commonly malignant type of growth. We've had one with insulinoma and one with carcinoma who presented similarly. Carcinoma is the faster progressing of the two
This past post may be of use to you; it is from ferret veterinary pathologist, Dr. Bruce Williams and contains
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insulinomas are generally not malignant tumors as they only very
rarely metastasize. The presence of multiple tumors in the same
organ over time is not metastasis. We do not understand the
mechanism behind the generation of these tumors, and when we do
surgery to remove them, we really are only treating the end point of
this process, without address the cause. Thus it is really no
surprise that the rate of recurrence is about 40% within 10 months.
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