Recurrence of solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura with hypoglycemia (Doege–Potter Syndrome): a case report description

• Published in: Frontiers in oncology Vol. 13; p. 1245289
• Main Authors: Wang, Chuxu, Cao, Tingting, Hu, Guodong, Min, Bo, Hu, Haibo, Liu, Bing, Wang, Yaqin, Zuo, Xiaohua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 26.09.2023
• Subjects: Doege-Potter syndrome; hypoglycemia; Oncology; paraneoplastic syndrome; pleura; solitary fibrous tumors

Hypoglycemia has multiple causes, but the most common is a complication of insulin treatment. In addition to insulin therapy, tumors such as insulinomas of pancreatic origin and extrapancreatic tumors causing paraneoplastic syndromes should also be considered. Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura (...