title: Spontaneous hypoglycaemia and pleural fibroma: role of insulin like growth factors.
abstract: Spontaneous hypoglycaemia was the presenting feature of a man with a large subpleural fibroma. Preoperative and postoperative studies support the view that the tumour induced hypoglycaemia was due to the secretion of peptide hormones by the tumour.
authors.affiliation: Wessex Regional Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton General Hospital.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Moat
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Teale
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Lea
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Matthews
mesh_terms: D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013002:Somatomedins