Severe hypoglycemia caused by paraneoplastic production of IGF-II in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a report of two cases

J Clin Oncol. 2005 Sep 20;23(27):6809-11. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.02.4828.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Adult
  • Benzamides
  • Blood Glucose / analysis
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Digestive System Surgical Procedures
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / pathology*
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / physiopathology
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / therapy
  • Glucose / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemia / drug therapy
  • Hypoglycemia / etiology*
  • Hypoglycemia / physiopathology
  • Imatinib Mesylate
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / adverse effects*
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / biosynthesis
  • Intestine, Small / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / complications*
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / diagnosis
  • Piperazines / therapeutic use
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Benzamides
  • Blood Glucose
  • Piperazines
  • Pyrimidines
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor II
  • Imatinib Mesylate
  • Glucose