Open AccessLate-onset non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia: A case report
Author(s) -
Shunichi Matsumoto,
Eijiro Yamada,
Yasuyo Nakajima,
Naomi Yamaguchi,
Takashi Okamura,
Toshiki Yajima,
Satoshi Yoshino,
Kazuhiko Horiguchi,
Emi Ishida,
Masayuki Yoshikawa,
Jun Nagaoka,
Sho Sekiguchi,
Mai Sue,
Shuichi Okada,
Fujio Izumi,
Ken Shirabe,
Masanobu Yamada
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i1.163
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoglycemia , islet , insulinoma , endocrinology , pediatrics , insulin
Hypoglycemia due to non-insulin-producing tumors is referred to as non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH). As NICTH is a rare lesion, the natural course of NICTH is not well understood. We report a case of NICTH that was observed 30 years before the onset of hypoglycemia.