TY - JOUR
T1 - Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura suddenly induced hypoglycemia before surgical treatment
AU - Maeda, Sumiko
AU - Sugita, Makoto
AU - Sagawa, Motoyasu
AU - Ueda, Yoshimichi
AU - Sakuma, Tsutomu
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We present a case of a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura with sudden onset, recurren thypoglycemia. A 76-year-old smoking male with type-II diabetes mellitus admitted to our hospital for dyspnea and general malaise. Radiological findings revealed a large tumor occupying the right hemi thorax. After bronchoscopic examination, the patient developed a fever and began to wheeze. Treatment with antibiotics and several other drugs improved his symptoms. Percutaneous needle biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. After these medical in terventions, the patient suddenly developed recurrent hypoglycemia. After the right pneumonectomy, the patient never experienced hypoglycemia again. We should consider the possible relation between hypoglycemia and solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura, even when the patient is not hypoglycemic during the initial examination.
AB - We present a case of a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura with sudden onset, recurren thypoglycemia. A 76-year-old smoking male with type-II diabetes mellitus admitted to our hospital for dyspnea and general malaise. Radiological findings revealed a large tumor occupying the right hemi thorax. After bronchoscopic examination, the patient developed a fever and began to wheeze. Treatment with antibiotics and several other drugs improved his symptoms. Percutaneous needle biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. After these medical in terventions, the patient suddenly developed recurrent hypoglycemia. After the right pneumonectomy, the patient never experienced hypoglycemia again. We should consider the possible relation between hypoglycemia and solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura, even when the patient is not hypoglycemic during the initial examination.
KW - Hypoglycemia
KW - Insulin-like growth factor II
KW - Pleural tumor
KW - Solitary fibrous tumor
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U2 - 10.5761/atcs.cr.10.01554
DO - 10.5761/atcs.cr.10.01554
M3 - Article
C2 - 21697794
AN - SCOPUS:79959712556
VL - 17
SP - 293
EP - 296
JO - Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
SN - 1341-1098
IS - 3
ER -
