Spontaneous hypoglycaemia and pleural fibroma: role of insulin like growth factors

Thorax. 1991 Dec;46(12):932-3. doi: 10.1136/thx.46.12.932.

Abstract

Spontaneous hypoglycaemia was the presenting feature of a man with a large subpleural fibroma. Preoperative and postoperative studies support the view that the tumour induced hypoglycaemia was due to the secretion of peptide hormones by the tumour.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Fibroma / complications*
  • Fibroma / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemia / etiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleural Neoplasms / complications*
  • Pleural Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Somatomedins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Somatomedins