Tee Hwee Ching, Valayatham Vijaya Mala
Endocrinology Unit, Putrajaya Hospital, Malaysia.
J ASEAN Fed Endocr Soc. 2021;36(2):223-226. doi: 10.15605/jafes.036.02.16. Epub 2021 Sep 7.
Non-islet cell tumor-induced hypoglycemia (NICTH) secondary to phyllodes tumor is extremely rare but potentially life threatening if not treated promptly. We report a case of a 46-year-old Indian female without underlying diabetes mellitus who presented with a large breast tumor and recurrent severe symptomatic hypoglycemia. Investigations supported the diagnosis of NICTH. The hypoglycemia only resolved after corticosteroids and mastectomy. This case highlights the importance of considering NICTH in the evaluation of patients with voluminous tumor and hypoglycemia.
叶状肿瘤继发的非胰岛细胞瘤所致低血糖症(NICTH)极为罕见,但如果不及时治疗可能危及生命。我们报告一例46岁无基础糖尿病的印度女性病例,该患者出现巨大乳腺肿瘤并反复发生严重症状性低血糖。检查支持NICTH的诊断。低血糖仅在使用皮质类固醇和乳房切除术后才得以缓解。该病例强调了在评估有巨大肿瘤和低血糖的患者时考虑NICTH的重要性。