A case of haemangiopericytoma-associated hypoglycaemia: Beneficial effect of treatment with radiotherapy

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1319-1322

  Soran, Handrean ^a,c   Younis, N ^a   Joseph, F ^a   Hayat, Z ^b   Zakhour, H ^a   Scott, A ^a  

^a WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemangiopericytoma; Hypoglycaemia; IGFI; IGFII; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; PREDNISOLONE; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER BIOPSY; BLADDER TUMOR; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; PELVIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

AGED; FEMALE; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33748570408     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2005.00649.x     Document Type: Article

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