MR imaging appearance of insulinoma in an infant.
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.
Das
Chandan Jyoti
CJ
Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. dascj@yahoo.com
Debnath
Jyotindu
J
Gupta
Arun Kumar
AK
Das
Anup Kumar
AK
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