Non-Islet Cell Tumor Hypoglycemia: A Rare Cause of Hypoglycemia in Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Cancer

Non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH) is a rare paraneoplastic condition caused most commonly by metastatic mesenchymal tumors. A 74-year-old non-diabetic male with an eight-year history of metastatic sarcomatoid lung cancer presented with altered mental status. His previous treatment included a...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Legare, Timothy B, Hamilton, Oteni, Dhannoon, Sarah, Ali, Sayed
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2017
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Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5820013/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29492361
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1972
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