title: A case of huge solitary fibrous tumor with hypoglycemia.
abstract: We report the case of a 64-year-old man with a huge solitary fibrous pleural tumor who presented with breathlessness and recurrent severe symptomatic hypoglycemia. The tumor was safely removed in toto via a median sternotomy. The patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery and no recurrent hypoglycemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisia faouzialimi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Faouzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alimi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Chokri
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kortas
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Nazih
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chaouch
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Haythem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chemchik
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Faouzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Limayem
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Hypoglycemia; Solitary fibrous tumor; pleural