Tumours producing hypoglycaemia

Introduction Hypoglycaemia is one of the commonest of medical emergencies mainly due to its high frequency as a complication of insulin therapy of diabetes. It sometimes arise, however, ‘spontaneously’ as a manifestation of other diseases. The present review deals exclusively with hypoglycaemia caus...

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Published inEndocrine-related cancer Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 111 - 129
Main Author Marks, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published BioScientifica 01.06.1998
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Summary:Introduction Hypoglycaemia is one of the commonest of medical emergencies mainly due to its high frequency as a complication of insulin therapy of diabetes. It sometimes arise, however, ‘spontaneously’ as a manifestation of other diseases. The present review deals exclusively with hypoglycaemia caused by neoplastic disease.
ISSN:1351-0088
1479-6821
DOI:10.1677/erc.0.0050111