Glucose Intolerance on Phaeochromocytoma and Paraganglioma—The Current Understanding and Clinical Perspectives

Half of the patients with phaeochromocytoma have glucose intolerance which could be life-threatening as well as causing postoperative hypoglycemia. Glucose intolerance is due to impaired insulin secretion and/or increased insulin resistance. Impaired insulin secretion is caused by stimulating adrene...

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Main Authors: Ichiro Abe, Farhadul Islam, Alfred King-Yin Lam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2020.593780/full