DOEGE–POTTER SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT

Espinoza F.M.; Baldeon M.O.; Núñez P.S.; Forero J.L.; Reyes G.M. · Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana (2024) · DOI: 10.25176/rfmh.v24i4.6515

Resumen

Introduction: Doege-Potter is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome characterized by a benign or malignant mesenchymal tumor associated with persistent hypoglycemia. Clinical case: 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.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional del Santa