Mechanisms and Management of Non-islet Cell Tumour Hypoglycaemia in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour: Case Report and a Review of Published Studies

Tumour-related hypoglycaemia is a rare paraneoplastic phenomenon most frequently occurring with insulinomas, but also associated with non-islet cell tumours. It has been observed in a range of tumour types, but recently a small number of cases have been described in association with gastrointestinal stromal tumours. We describe a further case of a patient with gastrointestinal stromal tumour that was complicated by non-islet cell tumour hypoglycaemia, and discuss the mechanisms and management of non-islet cell tumour hypoglycaemia in the context of gastrointestinal stromal tumour.