Hypoglycemia Secondary to Metastases to the Liver
| Autor: | J. Soterakis, S.K. Chawla, Syed Younus, A.J. Sossi, P.A. LoPresti |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Chemotherapy Glycogenolysis Liver tumor Hepatology business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Gastroenterology Metastatic liver disease Hypoglycemia medicine.disease Glucagon Endocrinology Epinephrine Internal medicine medicine medicine.symptom business Insulinoma medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Gastroenterology. 72:334-337 |
| ISSN: | 0016-5085 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0016-5085(77)80099-1 |
| Popis: | A 76-year-old man presented with hypoglycemic coma associated with metastatic liver disease. Serum immunoreactive insulin excluded insulinoma as a cause of hypoglycemia. Negative glucose responses to glucagon and epinephrine testing indicated failure of compensatory glycogenolysis. The patient's increased glucose requirements of 500 g per 24 hr were reduced to normal only after shrinkage of the liver tumor bulk was accomplished with chemotherapy. Hepatic hypoglycemia is discussed and the literature is reviewed. |
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