title: [Hypoglycemia induced by a solitary fibrous tumor of the lung or Doege-Potter syndrome: Report of one case].
abstract: We report the case of a 75-year-old man who was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of severe hypoglycemia. He had a history of solitary fibrous tumor diagnosed by Pathology after its complete surgical resection eight years before. The laboratory examination reported hypoglycemia with inhibited Insulin secretion. A computed tomography of the thorax revealed a large solid heterogeneous mass in the left hemithorax. Solitary fibrous tumor is a rare neoplasm. The association of solitary fibrous tumor and paraneoplastic hypoglycemia is known as Doege-Potter syndrome and occurs in less than 5% of all solitary fibrous tumors.
authors.forename: Jimena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soutelo
authors.forename: Sofía
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moldes
authors.forename: Ayelén
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lutfi
authors.forename: Mariela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leal Reyna
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed