Correlations of plasma concentrations of B-cell polypeptides with pathologic features of insulinomas.

Endocrine Practice : Official Journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
L A KaneP C Kao

Abstract

To assess the correlations between plasma concentrations of b-cell polypeptides (insulin, C peptide) and size, multiplicity, and malignancy of insulinomas. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 55 consecutively treated patients at our institution with surgically confirmed insulinoma. The 29 female and 26 male patients ranged from 13 to 77 years of age (median, 46). Plasma insulin, C peptide, proinsulin, and glucose concentrations were analyzed statistically in patients with benign and those with malignant insulinomas. Significant correlations were observed between plasma insulin and tumor size (r = 0.45; P = 0.001) and tumor volume (r = 0.41; P = 0.007) and between plasma C peptide and tumor size (r = 0.38; P = 0.004) and tumor volume (r = 0.33; P = 0.025). No differences between benign and malignant tumors were noted for plasma insulin, C peptide, glucose, nor tumor size or volume. No correlations were found between plasma insulin, C peptide, or glucose and number of tumors. The plasma levels of insulin and C peptide provide qualitative indications about the size of insulinomas.

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Jul 27, 2002·The Lancet Oncology·Louiza Vini, Clive Harmer

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