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Case #5 -
A 45 year old with confusion and weight gain

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1.) What are possible diagnoses in the above patient?  Answer 
2.) What is the typical clinical history given by a patient with an insulinoma?  Answer 
3.) What is Whipple's triad?  Answer 
4.) What are other tests that are useful in confirming a diagnosis of insulinoma in this patient?  Answer 
5.) What are the common characteristics of insulinomas?  Answer 
6.) How can we localize the tumor?  Answer 
7.) Is there any role for medical management and what can be done?  Answer 
8.) What is the surgical management of insulinomas?  Answer 
9.) What are other endocrine tumors found in the pancreas and what are their common characteristics?  Answer 
 
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