Doege-Potter Syndrome

Authors

  • Muhammad Saqib Saeed King Edward Medical University
  • Afshan Qureshi King Edward Medical University
  • Asif Hanif King Edward Medical University
  • Salman Ayyaz King Edward Medical University
  • Yair Nasir Mayo Hospital
  • Affaf Javaid Mayo Hospital

Keywords:

Doege Potter syndrome(DPS), Non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia(NICTH), Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) and insulin like growth factor(IGF-II).

Abstract

Amongst pleural tumors, solitary fibrous tumors (SFT) comprise a histologic spectrum of rarely metastasizing fibroblastic mesenchymal neoplasms that are not common.Doege Potter syndrome (DPS) is characterized by large solitary pleural fibrous tumors associated with recurrent episodes of hypoglycemia due to increased serum levels of IGF-2.If untreated, it can cause fatal hypoglycemia and grave consequences. It is a case of Doege Potter syndrome (DPS)that presented to institute of chest medicine,Mayo HospitalLahoreon30,October2017.

Author Biographies

Muhammad Saqib Saeed, King Edward Medical University

Professor Institute of TB and Chest Medicine

Afshan Qureshi, King Edward Medical University

Assitant Professor Institute of TB and Chest Medicine

Asif Hanif, King Edward Medical University

Assitant Professor Institute of TB and Chest Medicine

Salman Ayyaz, King Edward Medical University

Assitant Professor Institute of TB and Chest Medicine

Yair Nasir, Mayo Hospital

Senior Registrar

Affaf Javaid, Mayo Hospital

Senir Registrar

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Published

2020-09-09

How to Cite

Saeed, M. S., Qureshi, A., Hanif, A., Ayyaz, S., Nasir, Y., & Javaid, A. (2020). Doege-Potter Syndrome. Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine, 26(3), 152–154. Retrieved from http://pjcm.net/index.php/pjcm/article/view/636

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Case Report