BACKGROUND Hypoglycemia due to non-insulin-producing tumors is referred to as non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia(NICTH).As NICTH is a rare lesion,the natural course of NICTH is not well understood.We report a case of N...BACKGROUND Hypoglycemia due to non-insulin-producing tumors is referred to as non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia(NICTH).As NICTH is a rare lesion,the natural course of NICTH is not well understood.We report a case of NICTH that was observed 30 years before the onset of hypoglycemia.CASE SUMMARY A 50-year-old man was diagnosed with an abnormal right chest shadow during a routine X-ray examination,but no further examination was undertaken because the lesion appeared benign.Thirty years after the tumor discovery,the patient was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of severe hypoglycemia,which was diagnosed as NICTH based on a complete examination.The tumor was resected and found to be a solitary fibrous mass(15.6 cm×13.7 cm×10.4 cm);thereafter,the patient’s blood glucose levels normalized and he completely recovered.CONCLUSION NICTH can have an acute onset,even if the tumor has been present and asymptomatic over a long time period.展开更多
In order to establish the design methodology of ultra micro centrifugal compressor,wich is the most important component of ultra micro gas turbine unit,a 10 times of the final target size model was designed,prototyped...In order to establish the design methodology of ultra micro centrifugal compressor,wich is the most important component of ultra micro gas turbine unit,a 10 times of the final target size model was designed,prototyped and tested.The problems to be solved for downsizing were examined and 2-dimensional impeller was chosen as the first model due to its productivity.The conventional 1D prediction method.CFD and the inverse design were attempted.The prototyped compressor was driven by using a turbocharger and the performance characteristics were measured.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Hypoglycemia due to non-insulin-producing tumors is referred to as non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia(NICTH).As NICTH is a rare lesion,the natural course of NICTH is not well understood.We report a case of NICTH that was observed 30 years before the onset of hypoglycemia.CASE SUMMARY A 50-year-old man was diagnosed with an abnormal right chest shadow during a routine X-ray examination,but no further examination was undertaken because the lesion appeared benign.Thirty years after the tumor discovery,the patient was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of severe hypoglycemia,which was diagnosed as NICTH based on a complete examination.The tumor was resected and found to be a solitary fibrous mass(15.6 cm×13.7 cm×10.4 cm);thereafter,the patient’s blood glucose levels normalized and he completely recovered.CONCLUSION NICTH can have an acute onset,even if the tumor has been present and asymptomatic over a long time period.
文摘In order to establish the design methodology of ultra micro centrifugal compressor,wich is the most important component of ultra micro gas turbine unit,a 10 times of the final target size model was designed,prototyped and tested.The problems to be solved for downsizing were examined and 2-dimensional impeller was chosen as the first model due to its productivity.The conventional 1D prediction method.CFD and the inverse design were attempted.The prototyped compressor was driven by using a turbocharger and the performance characteristics were measured.
