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insulinoma

Also in·su·lo·ma
Also

[in-suh-luh-noh-muh, ins-yuh-]

noun

Pathology.

plural

insulinomas, insulinomata 
  1. a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of insulinoma1

First recorded in 1950–55; insulin + -oma
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Surgery is the only treatment for patients with insulinoma , however, it is usually associated with longer time to recovery and loss of healthy pancreatic tissue can lead to diabetes.

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In one Mayo Clinic study, it took a year and a half for patients with an insulinoma to get the diagnosis, on average — and a few had been sick for decades.

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So again her doctors searched for evidence of an insulinoma.

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The typical patient with an insulinoma, we are taught, is female and overweight from eating extra food to keep her blood glucose up.

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Despite these mental pictures, insulinoma is often misdiagnosed as a neurological or a psychological problem before the right diagnosis is made.

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