Hipoglicemia inducida por tumor fibroso solitario pulmonar: Síndrome de Doege-Potter

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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Main Authors: Soutelo,Jimena, Moldes,Sofía, Martin,Ayelén, Lutfi,Rubén, Leal Reyna,Mariela
Format: Digital revista
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2016
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872016000100017
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