Hypoglycemia due to an insulin-secreting small-cell carcinoma of the cervix

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 341, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 733-736

  Seckl, Michael J ^a,f   Mulholland, Paul J ^a   Bishop, Anne E ^a   Teale, J Derrick ^b   Hales, C Nicholas ^c   Glaser, Mark ^a   Watkins, Sylvia ^d   Seckl, Jonathan R ^e  

^a Charing Cross and Hammersmith Campus ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d N Herts Natl Health Service Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; C PEPTIDE; CISPLATIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZOXIDE; ETOPOSIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; OCTREOTIDE; PROINSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; ECTOPIC HORMONE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

ADULT; C-PEPTIDE; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; PROINSULIN; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033517270     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199909023411004     Document Type: Article

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