Presentation
Episodes of hypoglycemia in a healthy young patient. Repeated fasting hypoglycemia was always between 30-45 mg/dL.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Pancreatic insulinoma
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A relatively well-defined (2.7 x 2.2 cm) hypervascularized mass is seen at the neck of the pancreas with no infiltration of adjacent peripancreatic fat or enlarged lymph nodes.
Note small simple hepatic cyst of the segment VII of subcapsular location (confirmed by ultrasound, not shown).
Case Discussion
The clinical presentation and the CT features are suggestive an endocrine tumor of the pancreas (insulinoma).