An urological cause of hypoglycaemia: A case report of the Doege-Potter syndrome

Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2020 Dec 21;92(4). doi: 10.4081/aiua.2020.4.392.

Abstract

The Doege-Potter syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome presenting with hypoglycaemia due to ectopic secretion of insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) from a solitary fibrous tumor. The underlying tumor can be benign or malignant and rarely present in extrapleural sites. We describe the case of a 83-year-old male diagnosed with a Doege-Potter syndrome due to a kidney tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemia / etiology*
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / biosynthesis
  • Kidney Neoplasms / complications*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Male
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / etiology*
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes / metabolism

Substances

  • IGF2 protein, human
  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor II