Case report: Somatostatin producing teratoma, causing rapidly alternating extreme hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia, and ovarian somatostatinoma

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A 54-year-old woman presented with extremely fluctuating and symptomatic blood glucose levels. Very high levels of somatostatin and low levels of insulin, C-peptide, gastric inhibitory (GIP), and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) in peripheral blood were constantly present. A benign somatostatinoma was localized by meta-iodobenzyl guanidine iodine 123 (MIBG-I123) scintigraphy and successfully removed encapsulated in an ovarian teratoma. The patient made a complete recovery. The case described is unique with regard to clinical symptomatology and anatomic localization of the tumor.

Original languageEnglish
JournalMetabolism
Volume51
Issue number9
Pages (from-to)1180-1183
Number of pages4
ISSN0026-0495
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002

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