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Ann Chir
; 46(2): 174-6, 1992.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1605542
ABSTRACT
The authors report a case of pleural fibrosarcoma associated with severe hypoglycaemia. Chromatography of the patient's serum and tumour fragments revealed a substance with a high molecular weight and an insulin-like activity. Professor Poffengarger's laboratory identified this substance as Non Suppressible Insulin-Like Protein or NSILAp which induces insulin-like effects on various tissues. A review of the literature is presented in the light of this case.