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Carcinoma of the pancreas presenting as hyperglycemic, hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma

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A patient presented with hyperglycemic, hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma and 3 months later was diagnosed as having carcinoma of the pancreas. There have been no previous reports of this temporal association.

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  1. The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland

    David Q. Borsey (Senior Registrar), Robert J. Young & Leslie J. P. Duncan

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Borsey, D.Q., Young, R.J. & Duncan, L.J.P. Carcinoma of the pancreas presenting as hyperglycemic, hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma. Acta diabet. lat 20, 277–281 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02581272

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