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Mechanisms and management of non-islet cell tumour hypoglycaemia in gastrointestinal stromal tumour: case report and a review of published studies.
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Abstract
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.