Hemangiopericytoma-associated hypoglycemia improved by glucocorticoid therapy: a case report
ENDOCRINE, cilt.36, sa.1, ss.151-154, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12020-009-9197-8
- Dergi Adı: ENDOCRINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.151-154
- Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
A 59-year-old man was admitted because of recurrent, severe hypoglycemia. He had multiple metastases from a meningeal hemangiopericytoma, which had been operated on 12 years earlier. The results of laboratory testing at the time of hypoglycemia showed very low serum levels of insulin, C-peptide, and growth hormone, with slightly high levels of insulin-like growth factor-II, and a normal level of insulin-like growth factor-I. The diagnosis of hemangiopericytoma-associated hypoglycemia was proposed. The patient was given corticosteroid therapy, which ameliorated symptoms of hypoglycemia.