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Hinyokika Kiyo
; 53(5): 301-5, 2007 May.
Article
in Japanese
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17561714
ABSTRACT
Two cases of renal cell carcinoma presenting with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus are reported. A 61 and 64-year-old women with hyperglycemia were incidentally found to have a right renal tumor. Laboratory investigation of both cases revealed glucose of 324 mg/dl and 357 mg/dl, HbAlc of 9.3% and 8.9%, respectively. Hyperglycemia had been controlled by administration of 25 and 58 units of insulin, respectively. In both cases, after a radical nephrectomy, the diabetic state completely resolved without insulin administration. Immunohistological study revealed the tumor cells positive in one case and negative in the other case for interleukin (IL) 6.