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Common risk factors in the development of insulinoma include female gender, age | Common risk factors in the development of insulinoma include female gender, age group 40-60 years, [[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1|MEN1]] syndrome, [[Von Hippel-Lindau Disease|Von Hippel-Lindau]] disease, and [[Neurofibromatosis type I|neurofibromatosis 1]]. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2]
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of insulinoma include female gender, age group 40-60 years, MEN1 syndrome, Von Hippel-Lindau disease, and neurofibromatosis 1.
Risk Factors
Common Risk Factors
- Common risk factors in the development of insulinoma include:
- Gender: Females are more at risk of developing insulinoma than males.
- Age: People who are in the age range of 40-60 years.
- Genetics: persons with family history of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are at higher risk of developing insulinomas. [1]
Less Common Risk Factors
- Less common risk factors in the development of insulinoma include:
- Von Hippel-Lindau disease
- Neurofibromatosis type 1 [1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zhan HX, Cong L, Zhao YP, Zhang TP, Chen G (2013). "Risk factors for the occurrence of insulinoma: a case-control study". Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int. 12 (3): 324–8. PMID 23742779.
- ↑ Service FJ, McMahon MM, O'Brien PC, Ballard DJ (1991). "Functioning insulinoma--incidence, recurrence, and long-term survival of patients: a 60-year study". Mayo Clin Proc. 66 (7): 711–9. PMID 1677058.
- ↑ Boukhman MP, Karam JH, Shaver J, Siperstein AE, Duh QY, Clark OH (1998). "Insulinoma--experience from 1950 to 1995". West J Med. 169 (2): 98–104. PMC 1305178. PMID 9735690.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Insulinoma - Health Encyclopedia - University of Rochester Medical Center".