title: Life-threatening hypoglycemia resulting from a nonislet cell tumor.
abstract: Nonislet cell tumor-induced hypoglycemia (NICTH), also known as Doege-Potter syndrome, is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome seen in association with various nonpancreatic tumors, benign and malignant, and comprising mesenchymal, vascular, or epithelial cell types. We report a case of recurrent life-threatening hypoglycemia from a large pelvic solitary fibrous tumor.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Fairview Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. thirucn@ccf.org.
authors: Nirosshan
authors: N
authors: Thiruchelvam
authors: Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors: Gaurav
authors: G
authors: Kistangari
authors: Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors: Catherine
authors: C
authors: Listinsky
authors: Moll Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors: Hamed
authors: H
authors: Daw
authors: Division of Endocrinology, Fairview Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors: Vikramjeet
authors: V
authors: Kumar
keywords: hypoglycemia; nonislet cell tumor; paraneoplastic syndrome