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Hypoglycemia associated with carcinoid tumors: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Modhi Gude,
Nicolis Giorgio
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19840415)53:8<1804::aid-cncr2820530834>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - hypoglycemia , medicine , insulin , carcinoid tumors , endocrinology , carcinoid syndrome , gastroenterology
The authors report a 73‐year‐old man with a jejunal carcinoid tumor and spontaneous hypoglycemia. Plasma insulin was suppressed (insulin/glucose ratio, 0.2), and nonsuppressible insulin‐like proteins (NSILP) were elevated. Seven other patients with carcinoid or related tumors associated with hypoglycemia were found in the literature. Nonsuppressible insulin‐like proteins were not measured in these patients.