Hyperinsulinism associated with primary renal cell carcinoma.
A case is reported of a patient with symptomatic hyperinsulinism associated initially with a renal cell carcinoma and then later, with secondary deposits from the same tumor. Evidence points to a strong possibility of renal tumor involvement in the production of insulin hypersecretion.
Gray
H W
HW
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland.
Smith
M L
ML
Chung
F F
FF
Yogorajah
S
S
Beastall
G H
GH
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000209:etiology*; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis