raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:97279

Insulinoma

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A form of functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor characterized most commonly by a solitary, small pancreatic lesion that causes hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enInsulinoma
frInsulinome
deInsulinom
esInsulinoma
itInsulinoma
nlInsulinoom
ptInsulinoma
plInsulinoma
csInzulinom
ukІнсулінома
zh胰岛素瘤
trİnsülinoma

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10C25.4BTNTindexvalidated
ICD-10D13.7BTNTindexvalidated
ICD-10D37.7BTNTindexvalidated
ICD-112C10.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0005048Evalidated
MONDO5048Evalidated
MeSHD007340Evalidated
UMLSC0021670Evalidated
GARD3010Evalidated
MedDRA10022498Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

2 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
YY1Disease-causing somatic mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:12856ENSG0000010081160001314q32.2YY1 transcription factor24326773[PMID]
MEN1Major susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:7010ENSG0000013389561373311q13.1menin 126307114[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

4 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.12 / 100 000IrelandValue and classValidated2575263[PMID]
Annual incidence1-9 / 1 000 0000.25 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated23430217[PMID]
Point prevalence1-9 / 1 000 0000.56 / 100 000JapanValue and classValidated24499825[PMID]
Point prevalenceUnknown—EuropeClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

34 annotations · validated 2016-01-25
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0006476Abnormality of the pancreatic islet cells
HP:0008283Fasting hyperinsulinemia
HP:0000975Hyperhidrosis
HP:0000842Hyperinsulinemia
HP:0000825Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia
HP:0001958Nonketotic hypoglycemia
HP:0001962Palpitations
HP:0001988Recurrent hypoglycemia
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0010534Transient global amnesia
HP:0001337Tremor
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0000708Atypical behavior
HP:0007159Fluctuations in consciousness
HP:0003324Generalized muscle weakness
HP:0004324Increased body weight
HP:0006767Pituitary prolactin cell adenoma
HP:0002591Polyphagia
HP:0008200Primary hyperparathyroidism
HP:0012051Reactive hypoglycemia
HP:0004372Reduced consciousness
HP:0002044Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002494Abnormal rapid eye movement sleep
HP:0011446Abnormality of higher mental function
HP:0010832Abnormality of pain sensation
HP:0000504Abnormality of vision
HP:0000739Anxiety
HP:0001259Coma
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0000364Hearing abnormality
HP:0100785Insomnia
HP:0001254Lethargy
HP:0100631Neoplasm of the adrenal gland
HP:0100634Neuroendocrine neoplasm
HP:0003401Paresthesia

Run the differential on the 11 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 1677058[PMID]_10190379[PMID]_25594862[PMID]_26107678[PMID]_19141587[PMID]_23094726[PMID]

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Sources for this card