title: A case of spontaneous hypoglycaemia and impaired glucose tolerance in the same patient.
abstract: We present a rare case of an insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2)-secreting tumour of the thorax. This patient demonstrated the combination of fasting hypoglycaemia and impaired glucose tolerance on oral glucose tolerance testing, which has not been previously described in this condition. A review of the literature of IGF-2-secreting intrathoracic tumours is presented here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland. hoodeenee@gmail.com
authors.forename: Hood
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thabit
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Healy
authors.forename: Derval
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Royston
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Broe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Scarramuzzi
authors.forename: Thomas N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Seamus
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sreenan
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications*; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D057234:Preoperative Period; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose