Solitary pleural fibroma causing IGF-2-mediated hypoglycaemia in a non-diabetic patient

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A patient without a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus presented to the hospital due to a fall and hypoglycaemia on admission. The patient was found to have recurrent nocturnal fasting hypoglycaemia. CT revealed a large lung mass consistent with a solitary pleural fibroma, a rare tumour associated with insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF-2) production. This case is an important reminder that potential causes of hypoglycaemia should be considered in non-diabetic patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

BMJ case reports - 17(2024), 3 vom: 07. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lachmann, Emily [VerfasserIn]
Bennett, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Ramli, Rozana [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Sonal [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

67763-97-7
Case Reports
Drugs: endocrine system
Endocrine cancer
Geriatric medicine
Insulin-Like Growth Factor II
Journal Article

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bcr-2023-255537

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369429737