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Case Report
Volume 6, Number 7, July 2015, pages 307-308
A Man With Whipple’s Triad Secondary to a Malignant Insulinoma
Table
Biochemical test | Reference range* | First sample | Secnd sample |
---|---|---|---|
*Diagnostic criteria for hyperinsulinemia during a hypoglycemic episode [3]. | |||
Plasma glucose | < 3 mmol/L | 2.0 | 2.5 |
Plasma insulin | > 3 pmol/L | 119 | 103 |
Plasma proinsulin | > 5 pmol/L | > 300 | > 300 |
Plasma C-peptide | > 0.2 nmol/L | 2.53 | 3.05 |