Hipoglicemia inducida por tumor fibroso solitario pulmonar: síndrome de Doege-Potter / Hypoglycemia induced by a solitary fibrous tumor of the lung or Doege-Potter syndrome: report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
; 144(1): 129-133, ene. 2016. ilus
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ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 75-year-old man who was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of severe hypoglycemia. He had a history of solitary fibrous tumor diagnosed by Pathology after its complete surgical resection eight years before. The laboratory examination reported hypoglycemia with inhibited Insulin secretion. A computed tomography of the thorax revealed a large solid heterogeneous mass in the left hemithorax. Solitary fibrous tumor is a rare neoplasm. The association of solitary fibrous tumor and paraneoplastic hypoglycemia is known as Doege-Potter syndrome and occurs in less than 5% of all solitary fibrous tumors.
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LILACS
Main subject:
Paraneoplastic Syndromes
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Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural
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Hypoglycemia
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2016
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Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina