Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8789449 | Revista Colombiana de Cancerología | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The case is presented of a 75 year-old man who was diagnosed with malignant insulinoma in an advanced stage with diffuse liver metastases and symptoms due to hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia refractory to treatment with diazoxide and short-acting octreotide. The patient had an unexpected clinical response to trans-arterial embolisation of liver metastases, since, despite still having the tumour, he developed persistent hyperglycaemia that required insulin treatment. A brief review of the literature is also presented on the treatment options for hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia.
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Authors
Angélica MarÃa González Clavijo, Luis Felipe Fierro Maya, Santiago Vallejo González, Alejandro López Salazar, Leonardo Rojas Melo, Andrés Arturo Cuellar Cuellar,