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ea0002p42 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | SFE2001

Tumour Induced Hypoglycaemia Treated Successfully With Growth Hormone

Younis N , Soran H , Howarth M , Young W , Zakhour H , Scott A

Introduction: haemangiopericytoma is a rare soft tissue tumour originating from pericytes. These are often large and slow growing tumours and manifest rarely as hypoglycaemia. We report a case of haemangiopericytoma-induced hypoglycaemia.Case report: A 72-year-old lady presented with an episode of confusion. She had had similar episodes usually in the early morning hours. She was also known to have hypertension and a large bladder haemangio...