title: MR imaging appearance of insulinoma in an infant.
abstract: Insulinoma is a very rare pancreatic neoplasm of childhood. Early recognition of insulinoma is important to ensure proper surgical treatment and prevent serious adverse neurological consequences. We describe here a case of insulinoma in an infant who presented with seizures and abnormal behaviour. Random blood glucose was found to be abnormally low (40 mg/dl). MRI showed a well-encapsulated mass (hypointense on T1-weighted and hyperintense on T2-weighted images) at the junction of the head and body of the pancreas. The tumour was successfully enucleated. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of insulinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. dascj@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Chandan Jyoti
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Jyotindu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Debnath
authors.forename: Arun Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Anup Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery