Symptomatic control of hypoglycaemia with prednisone in refractory metastatic pancreatic insulinoma

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 760-762

  Novotny, Jan ^a   Janku, Filip ^a   Mares, Pavel ^a   Petruzelka, Lubos ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Hypoglycaemia; Insulinoma; Prednisone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; ANGIOPEPTIN; DACARBAZINE; DIAZOXIDE; FLUOROURACIL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PREDNISONE; STREPTOZOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; INSULINOMA; LAPAROTOMY; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULINOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PREDNISONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 26444468986     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-005-0840-5     Document Type: Article

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