[Mesenchymatous tumour of the thigh causing hypoglycaemia with circulating protein of high insulin activity (author's transl)].
An 87-year-old woman underwent surgery for a dermato-fibrosarcoma of the thigh, responsible for hypoglycaemic episodes. There was a high level of NSILP contrasting with a low level of NSILAs. This is the second case where such a finding has been made in a patient suffering from an extra-pancreatic tumour causing hypoglycaemia. The possible aetiological role of NSILP in extra-pancreatic tumours causing hypoglycaemia is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D013848:Thigh / Q000601:surgery; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
D013006:Growth Hormone; D007328:Insulin; D013002:Somatomedins
Tumeur mésenchymateuse hypoglycémiante de la cuisse. Presence d'une protéine circulante d'activité insulinique élevée.