Abstract
A 77-year-old woman with prior long-standing insulin-dependent diabetes presented with malignant hypoglycemia secondary to insulin-like substances excreted from a large unresectable fibrosarcoma of the left thigh. Partial embolization of the tumor supply from the deep femoral artery was performed using 150-250 μm polyvinyl alcohol foam particles. After embolization, the patient's serum glucose levels reverted to normal and she could be discharged from the hospital.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 255-258 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
Keywords
- Embolotherapy
- Fibrosarcoma
- Hypoglycemia
- Interventional radiology
- Therapeutic embolization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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Lengle, S. J., Hecht, S. T., Link, D. P., & O'Donnell, R. T. (1995). Palliative embolization of fibrosarcoma for control of tumor-induced hypoglycemia. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 18(4), 255-258.