Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Insulinoma in a dog; case report
- Year:
- 2000
- Authors:
- V. Matijatko et al.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old female Irish Setter was taken to a veterinary clinic because she was having seizures that came and went. Tests showed that she had very high levels of insulin and very low blood sugar, which led the vets to suspect she had a tumor in her pancreas called an insulinoma. Unfortunately, the treatment did not help her condition, and after three weeks, her owners chose to euthanize her. A thorough examination after her passing confirmed that she had a tumor in the right side of her pancreas.
Abstract
A case of an 8-year-old female Irish Setter is described. The animal was presented at the Clinic for Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, with a history of episodic seizures. Based on a high insulin concentration (316.64 pmol/l) and the concurrent presence of severe hypoglycaemia (1.8 mmol/l) a diagnosis of pancreatic beta cells tumour, or insulinoma, was postulated. Therapy was unsuccessful and after three weeks the owners decided to euthanise the dog. Necropsy revealed a right pancreatic lobe tumor that was pathohistologically confirmed as beta cell tumor, or insulinoma.
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