Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Ankara Patoloji Bülteni Archive

1999, Vol 16, Num, 2     (Pages: 040-042)

Nesidioblastosis: An autopsy case

Sema Özuysal1, Hülya Öztürk Türeyen1, Ömer Yerci1, Nilgün Köksal, Şahsine Tolunay

1 Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Patoloji AD, Bursa

2 Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları AD, Bursa

3 Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları AD, Bursa


Nesidioblastosis: An autopsy case The morphoiogical abnormalities of the endocrine pancreas that underlie Persistent Neonatal Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia (PNHH) and are included under the heading " nesidioblastosis" appear to be heterogeneous. Nesidioblastosis is the process of differentiation of pancreatic islets from ductular epithelium . The clinicopathologic features of an infant who presented with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, died at the age of 18 days and had nesidioblastosis diagnosed by autopsy are presented and histopathological diagnostic difficulties are discussed together with the literature.

Keywords : Nesidioblastosis, hyperinsulinism