Improvement of hyperinsulinemic diabetes following removal of a meningioma in Werner's syndrome. A case report.
A significant improvement of hyperinsulinemic diabetes was observed in a patient with Werner's syndrome after the removal of a large parasagittal meningioma. To our knowledge this is the second case reported in the literature. The possible relationship between meningioma and diabetes in Werner's syndrome is discussed.
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014898:Werner Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*
D001786:Blood Glucose; D002096:C-Peptide; D007328:Insulin