Carcinoma of the pancreas presenting as hyperglycemic, hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma.
A patient presented with hyperglycemic, hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma and 3 months later was diagnosed as having carcinoma of the pancreas. There have been no previous reports of this temporal association.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D003926:Diabetic Coma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006944:Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors