title: Solitary fibrous tumor associated with non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia.
abstract: A 79-year-old man presented with abnormal fluttering movements of his extremities early in the morning. Fasting hypoglycemia was believed to be the cause of the movements. A computed tomographic scan showed a large mass in the left inferior hemithorax. Non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia was suspected, and the mass was resected while the patient was under glucose supplementation therapy. The plasma glucose level became stable shortly after tumor excision. The resected tumor was diagnosed as a solitary fibrous tumor producing insulin-like growth factor II. In the follow-up examination approximately 2 years after the surgery, no recurrence of the tumor was observed, and the plasma glucose level was stable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan. kk8724@kchnet.or.jp
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kameyama
authors.forename: Norihito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.forename: Yujiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kokado
authors.forename: Kentaroh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D035441:Thoracic Wall
chemical_list: D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II