A case of extragastrointestinal stromal tumor complicated by severe hypoglycemia: a unique presentation of a rare tumor.
Zeb SaeedSolaema TalebCarmella Evans-MolinaPublished in: BMC cancer (2016)
NICTH should be considered when hypoglycemia occurs in the setting of low serum insulin levels. Whereas definitive treatment of EGIST involves surgical resection, immunotherapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors and corticosteroids have been shown to alleviate hypoglycemia in cases where surgery is delayed or not feasible.