Recurrent hypoglycaemia in a patient with metastatic pancreatic carcinoma
2006
Recurrent Hypoglycaemia in a Patient with Metastatic Pancreatic Carcinoma
Sample size: 1
publication
Evidence: low
Author Information
Author(s): Ma Ronald C. W, Lo Raymond S. K, Tai Morris H. L, Chan Juliana C. N, Chow Chun Chung
Primary Institution: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hypothesis
The study investigates the cause of recurrent hypoglycaemia in a patient with metastatic pancreatic carcinoma.
Conclusion
The patient's recurrent hypoglycaemia was found to be due to non-islet cell tumour hypoglycaemia.
Supporting Evidence
- The patient developed diabetes following a total pancreatectomy.
- Recurrent hypoglycaemia was stabilized with intravenous dextrose infusion.
- NICTH is increasingly recognized as a cause of hypoglycaemia in cancer patients.
Takeaway
A man with pancreatic cancer had low blood sugar levels because his tumor was producing a substance that made his body stop making insulin.
Methodology
Case report detailing the patient's medical history, diagnosis, and treatment.
Limitations
The study is based on a single case report, limiting generalizability.
Participant Demographics
79-year-old male patient.
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