A Case of Solitary Fibrous Pleura Tumor Associated with Severe Hypoglycemia: Doege-Potter Syndrome.
10.4046/trd.2015.78.2.120
- Author:
Jong Geol JANG
1
;
Jin Hong CHUNG
;
Kyung Soo HONG
;
June Hong AHN
;
Jae Young LEE
;
Jae Ho JO
;
Dong Won LEE
;
Kyeong Cheol SHIN
;
Kwan Ho LEE
;
Mi Jin KIM
;
Jung Cheul LEE
;
Jang Hoon LEE
;
Jae Kyo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Regional Center for Respiratory Disease, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jhchn@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Solitary Fibrous Tumors;
Pleura;
Hypoglycemia
- MeSH:
Eponyms;
Hypoglycemia*;
Incidence;
Pleura*;
Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural;
Solitary Fibrous Tumors
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2015;78(2):120-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) is a rare primary intrathoracic tumor that arises from mesenchymal tissue underlying the mesothelial layer of the pleura. It usually has an indolent clinical course. The hypoglycemia that accompanies SFTP was first described by Doege and Potter independently in 1930, hence the eponym Doege-Potter syndrome (DPS). The incidence of DPS is reported to be ~4%. In this report, we present a typical case of DPS that was cured through complete surgical resection.
