Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Abstract
Background/aim: This study represents the first report that evaluates the experience gathered from diagnosis, surgical treatment and outcome of insulinoma patients from Azerbaijan.Materials and methods: We retrospectively review of insulinoma patients for a 10-year period. Collected data included patient demographics, laboratory and imaging tests, detailed surgical reports, histopathological examination of resected specimens, and clinical follow-up.Results: Twenty-one insulinoma patients were identified. Male patients comprised 52.4%; mean age was 44 years. Mean time to diagnosis was 14 months; 61% patients had ≥3 medical referrals due to hypoglycemia-related symptoms. Diagnosis sensitivity of CT, MRI and US was 85%, 80%, and 55%, respectively. The mean glucose, insulin, C-peptide levels were 35.7 ± 9.5 mg/dL, 33.5 ± 21.9 µU/mL, and 3.74 ± 1.88 ng/mL, respectively. Pancreatic head and tail were the most frequent tumor locations; mean tumor size was 1.5 ± 0.7 cm. No statistical association was found between the tumor size and preoperative glucose, C-peptide and insulin levels. Distal pancreatectomy and enucleation were the most common surgical procedures. Local tumor recurrence rate was 14%. There was no mortality.Conclusions: To prevent delayed diagnoses, physicians should be familiar with the typical symptoms of these rare tumors.
DOI
10.3906/sag-2001-150
Keywords
Pancreas, insulinoma, diagnosis, surgical treatment
First Page
1262
Last Page
1269
Recommended Citation
HASANOV, ROVSHAN; SAMADOV, ELGUN; BAYRAMOV, NURU; ÜNLÜ, AYTEKİN; and PETRONE, PATRIZIO
(2020)
"Surgical management of insulinomas at the Azerbaijan Medical University: a retrospective study of 21 cases over a 10-year period,"
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 50:
No.
5, Article 10.
https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-2001-150
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol50/iss5/10
