| Literature DB >> 19005452 |
Daniel S Richey1, Brian J Welch.
Abstract
A 65-year-old Caucasian woman with a known history of clear cell endometrial cancer presented with hypercalcemia. Further evaluation demonstrated that the patient had primary hyperparathyroidism due to a parathyroid adenoma, as well as an increased parathyroid hormone-related peptide secondary to her malignancy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a female patient with concurrent primary hyperparathyroidism and humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy. This case illustrates the importance of considering a broad differential when evaluating patients with hypercalcemia. It also emphasizes the importance of recognizing the biochemical interplay between parathyroid hormone and parathyroid hormone-related peptide.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19005452 DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318181d59d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: South Med J ISSN: 0038-4348 Impact factor: 0.954