Solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura presenting with refractory non-insulin mediated hypoglycaemia (the Doege-Potter syndrome).
We report a case of a 61 year-old man who presented with refractory non-insulin mediated hypoglycaemia. A chest radiograph showed a right lung opacity, which was confirmed as a large intra-thoracic mass by computed tomography (CT) of the thorax. CT-guided biopsy with histological examination revealed features of a solitary fibrous tumour of low malignant potential. We discuss the association of solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura (SFTP) with hypoglycaemia, and the management of such rare tumours.
Department of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. leecheeeng@gmail.com
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D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D054364:Solitary Fibrous Tumors / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed