Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat falling over and trembling diagnosed with insulinoma by ultrasound
By Schaub, S & Wigger, A·Published in Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere·2013·Sebastian Schaub, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Ultrasound-aided diagnosis of an insulinoma in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 15-year-old female domestic shorthaired cat was brought to the vet because she had been falling over and trembling for three months. Blood tests showed low blood sugar, and an ultrasound found a nodule in her pancreas. The vet performed surgery to remove the nodule, which turned out to be an insulinoma (a type of tumor that affects insulin production). Since the surgery, the cat has been doing well and has lived for 32 months without any return of symptoms.
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Abstract
A 15-year old, neutered female, domestic shorthaired cat was presented for evaluation of a 3-month history of paroxysmal falling over and trembling. In laboratory work the cat displayed a mild hypoglycemia. Ultrasound revealed a nodule in the left pancreatic lobe and surgical excision was performed. The histological diagnosis was an insulinoma. To the authors knowledge this is the first ultrasound description of an insulinoma in a cat. Up to date the cat has a survival time of 32 months without recurrence of symptoms.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24127031/