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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1993;36(6):870-876. Published online June 15, 1993.

Pancreatic Islet-cell Adenoma

Ji Hong JH Kim¹, Ho Seong HS Kim¹, Duk Hi DH Kim¹, Hyun Yee HY Im², Chan Il CI Park²

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Pancreatic islet cell adenoma is a benign tumor of pancreatic β-cell and a rare cause of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in chidren. The autors experienced a case of pancreatic islet cell adenoma(Insulinoam) in a 11 year and 8 month old male who had frequent loss of consciousness and seizuere. Enucleation was done after localiztion of tumor by selective celiac artery angiography and abdominal computed tomography. Diagnosis was confirmed by histologic findings as pancreatic β-adenoma, gyriform growth pattern. A brief review of related literature was made.

Keywords :Pancreatic islet-cell adenoma, Hypoglycemia, Hyperinsulinism