Non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia concurrent with acromegalic features: A case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH) is a rare cause of hypoglycemia due to the overproduction of high molecular weight insulin-like growth factor (big-IGF2), which activates the insulin receptor and subsequently caused hypoglycemia. But NICTH with acromegaly had rarely been reported. We firstly reported a rare case of NICTH concurrent with acromegalic facial features induced by a retroperitoneal hemangiopericytoma and reviewed similar cases in the literature.

Case presentation

A 30-year old man was admitted to hospital because of recurrent unconscious, which usually occurred in the late afternoon or early morning before supper or breakfast. On one unconscious occasion, his blood glucose was 2.4 mmol/L. His consciousness recovered rapidly with intravenous 50%

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9540468 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature