nonislet cell tumor hypoglycemia in a patient with adrenal cortical carcinoma
;Se Won Kim;Seung-Eun Lee;Young Lyun Oh;Seokhwi Kim;Sun Hee Park;Jae Hyeon Kim
chemosensors2016Vol. 2016pp. -
170
kim2016casenonislet
Abstract
Nonislet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH) is a rare but serious paraneoplastic syndrome in which a tumor secretes incompletely processed precursors of insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II), causing hypoglycemia. Here, we report an exceptional case of NICTH caused by nonfunctioning adrenocortical carcinoma in a 39-year-old male with recurrent hypoglycemia. The patient’s serum IGF-II/IGF-I ratio had increased to 27.8. The serum level of the IGF-II/IGF-I ratio was normalized after removal of the tumor, and the hypoglycemic attacks no longer occurred after the operation.