A case of insulinoma diagnosed postpartum with hypoglycemic symptoms that were masked during pregnancy

Tomoe Abe; Yasutaka Takeda; Takao Takiyama; Ayaka Sasaki; Ryoichi Bessho; Mao Sato; Hiroya Kitsunai; Hidemitsu Sakagami; Atsuko Abiko; Koji Imai; Sayaka Yuzawa; Mishie Tanino; Yumi Takiyama

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3924

A case of insulinoma diagnosed postpartum with hypoglycemic symptoms that were masked during pregnancy

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Feb 16;9(4):1991-1998. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3924. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science Department of Medicine Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa Japan.
² Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery Department of Surgery Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa Japan.
³ Department of Diagnostic Pathology Asahikawa Medical University Hospital Asahikawa Japan.

Abstract

The diagnosis of insulinoma in perinatal women can be difficult, as hypoglycemic symptoms may be masked by pregnancy-associated insulin resistance. In addition, when multiple insulinomas are observed, it is necessary to consider the possibility not only of MEN1, but also of insulinomatosis.

Keywords: hypoglycemia; insulin resistance; insulinoma; insulinomatosis; pregnancy.

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Case Reports