| Autor: |
Margaret C. Slack, MD, Samantha Sovich, MD, Chana R. Sachs, MD, Dorothy Martinez, MD, Run Yu, MD |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
AACE Clinical Case Reports, Vol 10, Iss 5, Pp 184-187 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2376-0605 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.aace.2024.06.002 |
| Popis: |
Background/Objective: Nonislet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH) is an uncommon cause of hypoglycemia due to a relative surplus of insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF-2) or its precursor molecule. The diagnosis is confirmed by an elevated ratio of IGF-2 to insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). Myoepithelial carcinoma (MECA) is a rare and aggressive salivary gland cancer that has not been previously associated with NICTH. Case Report: A 63-year-old female with a past medical history of metastatic salivary MECA, type 2 diabetes mellitus previously on metformin, hypertension, and hypothyroidism presented to her oncologist for chemotherapy and was found to have a serum glucose of 30 mg/dL (reference: 65-99). She was admitted for further diagnostic work-up which revealed an insulin level of |
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