Hypoglycemia associated with carcinoid tumors. A case report and review of the literature.
The authors report a 73-year-old man with a jejunal carcinoid tumor and spontaneous hypoglycemia. Plasma insulin was suppressed (insulin/glucose ratio, 0.2), and nonsuppressible insulin-like proteins (NSILP) were elevated. Seven other patients with carcinoid or related tumors associated with hypoglycemia were found in the literature. Nonsuppressible insulin-like proteins were not measured in these patients.
D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000652:urine; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010455:Peptides / Q000097:blood; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000097:blood
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D010455:Peptides; D013002:Somatomedins; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid