Endocrine Abstracts

A 24 year old female presented to her general practitioner with general malaise. She had a genetic diagnosis of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome), with no colonic lesions detected on screening. Routine biochemistry revealed a potassium of 2.1mmol/l, requiring admission for urgent investigation and intravenous replacement. Further clinical assessment found a past history of severe acute thoracic back pain (3-months prior to presentation), weight gain a...

Tumour induced hypoglycaemia is a rare disorder occurring in cancer patients caused by variety of tumours including islet and non-islet tumours. Non-islet cell tumour induced hypoglycaemia (NICTH) is rare paraneoplastic disorders normally associated with pleural solitary fibrous tumour but can also rarely occur in extra thoracic site.We describe an 86-year-old man not known to have diabetes mellitus who presented with 3-month history of early morning hea...