Retrospective study of 20 cats surgically treated for insulinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To report the clinical signs, histopathology results, and prognostic factors for outcomes following excision for feline insulinoma (INS).

Study design

Retrospective study.

Sample population

Twenty client-owned cats.

Methods

Medical records from 2006 to 2020 were reviewed by Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology members for cats with hypoglycemia resulting from INS, with surgical excision and follow up. Clinical signs and histopathology results were summarized. Factors potentially related to disease-free interval (DFI), disease-related death (DRD), and overall survival time (OST) were analyzed with a Cox proportional hazards regression analysis.

Results

All cats were hypoglycemic on presentation with neurologic signs in 18 out of 20 and inappr

SUBMITTER: Veytsman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10086986 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature