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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1988;31(12):1650-1656. Published online December 31, 1988.

Pancreatic ISlet-cell Adenoma in a Neonate.

Kyu Bum Cho¹, Yang Bin Im¹, Dong Hwan Lee¹, Sang Jhoo Lee¹, Tae Jeong Kwon², Dong Hwa Lee²

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

Received: July 4, 1988;  Accepted: July 4, 1988.

Abstract

Islet cell adenoma is a rare cause of severe neonatal hypoglycemia. A newborn infant with severe symptomatic hypoglycemia had persistent hypoglycemia in spite of therapy with parenteral glucose solution. Islet-cell adenoma of mixed islet-acinar type was found when subtotal pancreatectomy was performed at 42 days of age. Following surgery she had a transient hyperglycemia and required isulin for 40 days. She has remained normoglycemic but is subsequently mentally retarded.

Keywords :Neonate, Hypoglyemia, Pancreatic Islet-cell Adenoma