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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.