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ESPINOZA, Fernando Monge et al. Doege-Potter syndrome: A case report. Rev. Fac. Med. Hum. [online]. 2024, vol.24, n.4, pp.229-235.  Epub 31-Oct-2024. ISSN 1814-5469.  http://dx.doi.org/10.25176/rfmh.v24i4.6515.

Doege-Potter is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome characterized by a benign or malignant mesenchymal tumor associated with persistent hypoglycemia. We present the case of a 70-year-old woman with a 4-year illness, characterized by productive cough, oppressive pain in the left hemithorax, and progressively increasing dyspnea. The chest tomography revealed an extensive solid tumor in the lower 2/3 of the left hemithorax. An ultrasound-guided transthoracic biopsy of the tumor was performed. The histopathological study reported a solitary fibrous tumor and immunohistochemistry that was positive to STAT6. Therefore, she underwent a thoracotomy with excision of the tumor. After surgery, glucose values normalized. The patient met the criteria for Doege-Potter syndrome, a rare entity.

Palabras clave : Doege-Potter syndrome; solitary fibrous tumor; hypoglycemia (source: MeSH NLM).

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