Severe hypoglycaemia caused by raised insulin-like growth factor II in disseminated breast cancer

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 780-781

  Bessell, E M ^a   Selby, C ^b   Ellis, I O ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Hypoglycaemia; Insulin like growth factor

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; MEGESTROL ACETATE; METHOTREXATE; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN C; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULINOMA; MASTECTOMY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032886609     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.10.780     Document Type: Article

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