Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with insulinoma causing seizures and low blood sugar
By V. Matijatko et al.·2000·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Insulinoma in a dog; case report
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old female Irish Setter was brought to the vet because she was having episodes of seizures. Tests showed she had very low blood sugar levels and high insulin levels, leading to a diagnosis of insulinoma, which is a tumor in the pancreas that produces too much insulin. Unfortunately, treatment did not work, and after three weeks, her owners made the difficult decision to euthanize her. A necropsy confirmed the presence of the tumor in her pancreas.
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Abstract
A case of an 8-year-old female Irish Setter is described. The animal was presented at the Clinic for Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, with a history of episodic seizures. Based on a high insulin concentration (316.64 pmol/l) and the concurrent presence of severe hypoglycaemia (1.8 mmol/l) a diagnosis of pancreatic beta cells tumour, or insulinoma, was postulated. Therapy was unsuccessful and after three weeks the owners decided to euthanise the dog. Necropsy revealed a right pancreatic lobe tumor that was pathohistologically confirmed as beta cell tumor, or insulinoma.
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