PALLIATIVE EMBOLIZATION OF FIBROSARCOMA FOR CONTROL OF TUMOR-INDUCED HYPOGLYCEMIA

A 77-year-old woman with prior long-standing insulin-dependent diabete s presented with malignant hypoglycemia secondary to insulin-like subs tances excreted from a large unresectable fibrosarcoma of the left thi gh. Partial embolization of the tumor supply from the deep femoral art ery was performed using 150-250 mu m polyvinyl alcohol foam particles. After embolization, the patient's serum glucose levels reverted to no rmal and she could be discharged from the hospital.