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*Insulinoma is a rare benign [[pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor]] that arises from B islet cells, which are cells that are normally involved in the production of [[insulin]]. Few insulinomas can also produce other hormones such as [[Serotonin]], [[gastrin]], [[ACTH]], [[glucagon]], and [[somatostatin]] <ref name="AlJadir2015">{{cite journal|last1=AlJadir|first1=Saadi|title=Insulinoma: Literature’s Review (Part 1)|journal=Endocrinology&Metabolism International Journal|volume=2|issue=3|year=2015|issn=24730815|doi=10.15406/emij.2015.02.00025}}</ref>
*Insulinoma is a rare benign [[pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor]] that arises from B islet cells, which are cells that are normally involved in the production of [[insulin]]. Few insulinomas can also produce other hormones such as [[Serotonin]], [[gastrin]], [[ACTH]], [[glucagon]], and [[somatostatin]] <ref name="AlJadir2015">{{cite journal|last1=AlJadir|first1=Saadi|title=Insulinoma: Literature’s Review (Part 1)|journal=Endocrinology&Metabolism International Journal|volume=2|issue=3|year=2015|issn=24730815|doi=10.15406/emij.2015.02.00025}}</ref>
* They are usually small(90%), sporadic(90%), solitary(90%) and benign(90%) tumors. Those associated with the MEN1 syndrome are usually malignant and higher recurrence rate(21% at 10 and 20 years) than in those without [[MEN I]] (5% at 10 and 7% at 20 years). <ref name="pmid1677058">{{cite journal| author=Service FJ, McMahon MM, O'Brien PC, Ballard DJ| title=Functioning insulinoma--incidence, recurrence, and long-term survival of patients: a 60-year study. | journal=Mayo Clin Proc | year= 1991 | volume= 66 | issue= 7 | pages= 711-9 | pmid=1677058 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1677058  }} </ref>. Although there is a case report of a large(9cm), pedunculated and weighing more than 100g.<ref name="pmid15522939">{{cite journal| author=Mittendorf EA, Liu YC, McHenry CR| title=Giant insulinoma: case report and review of the literature. | journal=J Clin Endocrinol Metab | year= 2005 | volume= 90 | issue= 1 | pages= 575-80 | pmid=15522939 | doi=10.1210/jc.2004-0825 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15522939  }} </ref>
* They are usually small(90%), sporadic(90%), solitary(90%) and benign(90%) tumors. Those associated with the MEN1 syndrome are usually malignant and higher recurrence rate(21% at 10 and 20 years) than in those without [[MEN I]] (5% at 10 and 7% at 20 years). <ref name="pmid1677058">{{cite journal| author=Service FJ, McMahon MM, O'Brien PC, Ballard DJ| title=Functioning insulinoma--incidence, recurrence, and long-term survival of patients: a 60-year study. | journal=Mayo Clin Proc | year= 1991 | volume= 66 | issue= 7 | pages= 711-9 | pmid=1677058 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1677058  }} </ref>.  
*Almost all insulinomas are present throughout the pancreas and extrapancreatic ones causing hypoglycemia are rare(<2%)<ref name="pmid23430217">{{cite journal |vauthors=Okabayashi T, Shima Y, Sumiyoshi T, Kozuki A, Ito S, Ogawa Y, Kobayashi M, Hanazaki K |title=Diagnosis and management of insulinoma |journal=World J. Gastroenterol. |volume=19 |issue=6 |pages=829–37 |year=2013 |pmid=23430217 |pmc=3574879 |doi=10.3748/wjg.v19.i6.829 |url=}}</ref>


*It is thought that insulinoma is mediated by mTOR/P70S6K signaling pathway. Inhibitors of mTOR(rapamycin) or dual PI3K/mTOR(NVP-BEZ2235)thus have become new drugs for treating insulinoma. An oral mTOR inhibitor, Everolimus, make better glycemic control in people having insulinoma.<ref name="pmid19129539">{{cite journal| author=Kulke MH, Bergsland EK, Yao JC| title=Glycemic control in patients with insulinoma treated with everolimus. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2009 | volume= 360 | issue= 2 | pages= 195-7 | pmid=19129539 | doi=10.1056/NEJMc0806740 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19129539  }} </ref> The pathway will give more possibilities for medical treatment.<ref name="pmid22711648">{{cite journal| author=Zhan HX, Cong L, Zhao YP, Zhang TP, Chen G, Zhou L et al.| title=Activated mTOR/P70S6K signaling pathway is involved in insulinoma tumorigenesis. | journal=J Surg Oncol | year= 2012 | volume= 106 | issue= 8 | pages= 972-80 | pmid=22711648 | doi=10.1002/jso.23176 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22711648  }} </ref>  
*It is thought that insulinoma is mediated by mTOR/P70S6K signaling pathway. Inhibitors of mTOR(rapamycin) or dual PI3K/mTOR(NVP-BEZ2235)thus have become new drugs for treating insulinoma. An oral mTOR inhibitor, Everolimus, make better glycemic control in people having insulinoma.<ref name="pmid19129539">{{cite journal| author=Kulke MH, Bergsland EK, Yao JC| title=Glycemic control in patients with insulinoma treated with everolimus. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2009 | volume= 360 | issue= 2 | pages= 195-7 | pmid=19129539 | doi=10.1056/NEJMc0806740 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19129539  }} </ref> The pathway will give more possibilities for medical treatment.<ref name="pmid22711648">{{cite journal| author=Zhan HX, Cong L, Zhao YP, Zhang TP, Chen G, Zhou L et al.| title=Activated mTOR/P70S6K signaling pathway is involved in insulinoma tumorigenesis. | journal=J Surg Oncol | year= 2012 | volume= 106 | issue= 8 | pages= 972-80 | pmid=22711648 | doi=10.1002/jso.23176 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22711648  }} </ref>  

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2]Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [3]

Overview

Insulinoma may occur as part of other genetic syndromes such as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 and von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. On microscopic histopathological analysis, solid or gyriform patterns, usually without glands are characteristic findings of insulinoma.

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Microscopic Pathology

On microscopic histopathological analysis characteristic findings of insulinoma are:

  • Solid or gyriform patterns, usually without glands


Overview

  • The exact pathogenesis of [disease name] is not fully understood.

OR

  • It is thought that [disease name] is the result of / is mediated by / is produced by / is caused by either [hypothesis 1], [hypothesis 2], or [hypothesis 3].
  • [Pathogen name] is usually transmitted via the [transmission route] route to the human host.
  • Following transmission/ingestion, the [pathogen] uses the [entry site] to invade the [cell name] cell.
  • [Disease or malignancy name] arises from [cell name]s, which are [cell type] cells that are normally involved in [function of cells].
  • The progression to [disease name] usually involves the [molecular pathway].
  • The pathophysiology of [disease/malignancy] depends on the histological subtype.

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Pathogenesis

  • Insulinoma is a rare benign pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor that arises from B islet cells, which are cells that are normally involved in the production of insulin. Few insulinomas can also produce other hormones such as Serotonin, gastrin, ACTH, glucagon, and somatostatin [2]
  • They are usually small(90%), sporadic(90%), solitary(90%) and benign(90%) tumors. Those associated with the MEN1 syndrome are usually malignant and higher recurrence rate(21% at 10 and 20 years) than in those without MEN I (5% at 10 and 7% at 20 years). [3].
  • It is thought that insulinoma is mediated by mTOR/P70S6K signaling pathway. Inhibitors of mTOR(rapamycin) or dual PI3K/mTOR(NVP-BEZ2235)thus have become new drugs for treating insulinoma. An oral mTOR inhibitor, Everolimus, make better glycemic control in people having insulinoma.[4] The pathway will give more possibilities for medical treatment.[5]


  • The progression to hypoglycemia is actually because of decreased glucose synthesis rather than increased use due to the direct effect of insulin on the liver.[7]

Genetics

  • Insulinoma is transmitted in [mode of genetic transmission] pattern.
  • Genes involved in the pathogenesis of [disease name] include [gene1], [gene2], and [gene3].
  • The development of [disease name] is the result of multiple genetic mutations.

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Gross Pathology

  • On gross pathology insulinomas have a red brown appearance, are usually solitary, can be present anywhere in the pancreas(extrapancreatic are very rare).
Insulinoma- Red brown appearance. By Edward Alabraba et al. - Pancreatic insulinoma co-existing with gastric GIST in the absence of neurofibromatosis-1. World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009, 7:18doi:10.1186/1477-7819-7-18, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6686376

Microscopic Pathology

  • On microscopic histopathological analysis, [feature2], and [feature3] are characteristic findings of insulinoma.

References

  1. Murray PD, McKenzie DT, Swain SL, Kagnoff MF (1987). "Interleukin 5 and interleukin 4 produced by Peyer's patch T cells selectively enhance immunoglobulin A expression". J Immunol. 139 (8): 2669–74. PMID 3498768.
  2. AlJadir, Saadi (2015). "Insulinoma: Literature's Review (Part 1)". Endocrinology&Metabolism International Journal. 2 (3). doi:10.15406/emij.2015.02.00025. ISSN 2473-0815.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Service FJ, McMahon MM, O'Brien PC, Ballard DJ (1991). "Functioning insulinoma--incidence, recurrence, and long-term survival of patients: a 60-year study". Mayo Clin Proc. 66 (7): 711–9. PMID 1677058.
  4. Kulke MH, Bergsland EK, Yao JC (2009). "Glycemic control in patients with insulinoma treated with everolimus". N Engl J Med. 360 (2): 195–7. doi:10.1056/NEJMc0806740. PMID 19129539.
  5. Zhan HX, Cong L, Zhao YP, Zhang TP, Chen G, Zhou L; et al. (2012). "Activated mTOR/P70S6K signaling pathway is involved in insulinoma tumorigenesis". J Surg Oncol. 106 (8): 972–80. doi:10.1002/jso.23176. PMID 22711648.
  6. Cao, Yanan; Gao, Zhibo; Li, Lin; Jiang, Xiuli; Shan, Aijing; Cai, Jie; Peng, Ying; Li, Yanli; Jiang, Xiaohua; Huang, Xuanlin; Wang, Jiaqian; Wei, Qing; Qin, Guijun; Zhao, Jiajun; Jin, Xiaolong; Liu, Li; Li, Yingrui; Wang, Weiqing; Wang, Jun; Ning, Guang (2013). "Whole exome sequencing of insulinoma reveals recurrent T372R mutations in YY1". Nature Communications. 4. doi:10.1038/ncomms3810. ISSN 2041-1723.
  7. Rizza, R. A.; Haymond, M. W.; Verdonk, C. A.; Mandarino, L. J.; Miles, J. M.; Service, F. J.; Gerich, J. E. (1981). "Pathogenesis of Hypoglycemia in Insulinoma Patients: Suppression of Hepatic Glucose Production by Insulin". Diabetes. 30 (5): 377–381. doi:10.2337/diab.30.5.377. ISSN 0012-1797.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Neuroendocrine tumour of the pancreas. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Neuroendocrine_tumour_of_the_pancreas


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