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Br J Neurosurg
; 37(4): 829-831, 2023 Aug.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31599173
Intracranial hemangiopericytoma, particularly in the setting of extracranial metastatic disease, can cause severe hypoglycemia; but there is limited description of this phenomenon in the neurosurgical literature. We report the case of a male patient with recurrent meningeal hemangiopericytoma that had metastasized to multiple extracranial locations, who presented with severe, symptomatic hypoglycemia and abnormal levels of insulin, pro-insulin, insulin-like growth factors I and II, and C-peptide. This case highlights the association between hemangiopericytoma and abnormal levels of peptide hormones involved in glucose homeostasis, which may serve as a warning sign for hemangiopericytoma and/or metastatic disease.
Hemangiopericytoma , Hypoglycemia , Insulins , Liver Neoplasms , Male , Humans , Liver Neoplasms/metabolism , Liver Neoplasms/secondary , Hypoglycemia/etiology , Hemangiopericytoma/complications , Hemangiopericytoma/surgery