Endocrine Pancreas Pathology

Question 1

What are islet cells, pancreas anatomy

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Question 2

What are pancreatic islets?

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Question 3

Pancreatic islet distribution in dogs

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Fewer islets on left lobe of pancreas, larger compact islets in tail of pancreatic organ

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Pancreatic islet distribution in ruminants

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Two populations of islets, large and small, extend into mature life

Question 5

What are the major cell types and hormones of the pancreatic islets? (5)

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Question 6

Summary of pancreatic islet hormone actions

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Question 8

Diabetes mellitus histopathology

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Question 11

What is nesidioblastosis?

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Question 12

Nesioblastosis histopathology

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Question 13

What is the most commonly identified neoplasm in the endocrine pancreas?

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Insulinoma although functional pancreatic endocrine tumours often produce multiple hormones (fewer than 10% produce a single hormone)

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Question 15

Different types of neoplasms of the pancreatic islets (4)

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