title: Paraganglioma associated with hypoglycemia.
abstract: A 63-year-old female had frequent attacks of palpitations with sweating and occasional loss of consciousness for 7 years before admission. These symptoms and documented hypoglycemia (blood glucose: 46 mg/dl) suggested insulinoma, but computed tomography demonstrated a retroperitoneal tumor which was diagnosed as a paraganglioma by histological examination of the resected specimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Onomichi Municipal Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sunada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ota
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000601:surgery; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose