http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm?gid=1423922&messageid=1235 That is wonderful news about Kodo (and Podo). The large mass just outside the pancreas is most likely the pancreatic lymph node (but it is always a good thing to wait on the pathology reports). Prognosis is pretty much the same for all insulinomas, regardless of microscopic analysis - 40% recur within ten months generally at a different region in the pancreas. However, the odds are slightly better for animals treated with pancreatectomy, as the disease-free interval is over a year. With kindest regards, Bruce Williams, DVM [Posted in FML issue 3895]