From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2004-05-08 10:02:15 UTC
Subject: RE: Insulinoma problem
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5926438.1084010535869.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
The insulinomas are just to small to see and not there on the surface of the pancreas. Even if your vet did find a tumor or two on the surface, it is likely many smaller (maybe even microscopic in size) tumors are seeded throughout the pancreas.
This is why a partial pancreatectomy is usually considered the best surgical route to go when treating insulinoma. Removal of a large portion of the pancreas increases the chances of removing many of these unseen tumors.
mike
Author wrote:
> My question is what might be causing Puff to have insulinomic symptoms?
> Logically, if her pancreas didn't have any tumors why would her system be
> producing so much insulin as to give her low blood sugar episodes? (which
> went away with Prednisone. Also, Puff gained his weight back) Has anybody
> had a problem like this?
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