Case Reports

Life-threatening hypoglycemia resulting from a nonislet cell tumor

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Nonislet cell tumor-induced hypoglycemia (NICTH), also known as Doege-Potter syndrome, is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome seen in association with various nonpancreatic tumors, benign and malignant, and comprising mesenchymal, vascular, or epithelial cell types. We report a case of recurrent life-threatening hypoglycemia from a large pelvic solitary fibrous tumor.

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