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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
We report an 80-year-old man who presented with non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH) in association with hepatic recurrence of gastric cancer. His serum potassium was reduced from 3.9 to 3.1 mmol/l 5 weeks after gastrectomy, and he subsequently developed hypoglycemic coma. He was diagnosed as having NICTH because of the presence of serum big IGF-II and positive staining for IGF-II in gastric cancer cells obtained at surgery. A computed tomography showed multiple liver metastases. His hypoglycemia was refractory to steroid therapy. This case suggested that NICTH could develop in association with hepatic metastases of gastric cancer. Unexpected hypokalemia may be a manifestation of occult NICTH.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0918-2918
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
824-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Severe hypoglycemia and hypokalemia in association with liver metastases of gastric cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Renal, Endocrine and Metabolism Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Nagaizumi-cho.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports