title: [Adenocarcinomatous pleural lesion associated with hypoglycemia].
abstract: We report the case of a patient suffering from a glandular pleural lesion. The evolution of the disease was punctuated by periods of hypoglycaemia, which caused a coma. There was no clinically evident explanation for these hypoglycaemic episodes. Investigations revealed adrenal failure, but this adrenal failure was unrelated to the neoplastic process in the patient. This case is a reminder that the cause of hypoglycaemia associated with tumours can really have a paraneoplastic origin and justifies an in depth study to achieve an aetiological diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Département de Pneumologie, Hôpital A.-Calmette, Lille.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stach
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Marquette
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lafitte
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vantyghem
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lefebvre
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Tonnel
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014751:Vindesine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D008937:Mitomycins; D002945:Cisplatin; D014751:Vindesine; D006854:Hydrocortisone
vernacular_title: Lésion pleurale adénocarcinomateuse associée à une hypoglycémie.