Iglesias Pedro, Martínez Alberto, Gajate Pablo, Alonso Teresa, Navarro Teresa, Díez Juan J
AACE Clin Case Rep. 2019 Jun 26;5(6):e330-e333. doi: 10.4158/ACCR-2019-0086. eCollection 2019 Nov-Dec.
Malignant insulinoma is an extremely uncommon tumor that is usually accompanied by severe hypoglycemia that is difficult to manage. At this time, the long-term effect of Lu-DOTATATE (lutetium [Lu-177]-DOTA-Tyr3-octreotate) on this tumor is not well known.
We report a case of severe, life-threatening, and refractory hypoglycemia associated with malignant insulinoma treated with Lu-DOTATATE.
A 51-year-old woman was referred because of severe, life-threatening, and refractory hypoglycemia due to malignant insulinoma. The patient had been treated unsuccessfully with chemotherapy, targeted therapies, and symptomatic therapy with diazoxide, steroids, and somatostatin analogues without success. Lu-DOTATATE adequately controlled her hypoglycemia after the other conventional treatments failed.
Lu-DOTATATE was effective in providing rapid and long-term symptomatic control of the hypoglycemia and significantly improved the quality of life of the patient.
恶性胰岛素瘤是一种极为罕见的肿瘤,通常伴有难以控制的严重低血糖。目前,镥-多他肽(镥[Lu-177]-多他肽-酪氨酰3-奥曲肽)对该肿瘤的长期疗效尚不清楚。
我们报告一例用镥-多他肽治疗的与恶性胰岛素瘤相关的严重、危及生命且难治性低血糖病例。
一名51岁女性因恶性胰岛素瘤导致严重、危及生命且难治性低血糖前来就诊。该患者接受化疗、靶向治疗以及用二氮嗪、类固醇和生长抑素类似物进行对症治疗均未成功。在其他常规治疗失败后,镥-多他肽充分控制了她的低血糖。
镥-多他肽能有效快速且长期地对症控制低血糖,并显著改善患者的生活质量。