Laboratory Identification of Pseudohypercalcemia Induced by Hyperglobulinemia in Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report [PDF]
Pseudohypercalcemia induced by calcium‐binding monoclonal immunoglobulin in multiple myeloma is verified via laboratory assays and validated by therapeutic response. ABSTRACT Background Pseudohypercalcemia is easily misdiagnosed in clinical practice, potentially leading to unnecessary interventions.
Anjiang Zhao +3 more
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Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Thymic Carcinoma: Evolving Mechanisms of Hypercalcemia and Targeted Therapies [PDF]
Here we describe, to our knowledge, the first case where an evolution of mechanisms responsible for hypercalcemia occurred in undifferentiated thymic carcinoma and discuss specific management strategies for hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM).
Cheng Cheng +2 more
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Gestational hypercalcemia: a narrative review of literature [PDF]
Aim We aim to perform a narrative literature review of gestational hypercalcemia including calcium homeostasis in pregnancy.
Corin Heim +3 more
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Can atorvastatin calcium cause asymptomatic hypercalcemia?
The use of statins may have unnatural effects. A 54-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with an incidental finding of hypercalcemia (10.8 mg/dL). There was no disease other than hyperlipidemia, and the patient had been on a course of atorvastatin
Suleyman Hilmi Ipekci +3 more
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Hypercalcemia in a Patient With Spinal Tuberculosis and Aspergillus Co‐Infection: A Case‐Report [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background Tuberculosis (TB), one of the leading infectious causes of mortality worldwide, may disseminate hematogenously and result in extrapulmonary manifestations. Spinal tuberculosis (ST) is an uncommon but serious form of extrapulmonary TB.
Negin Parsa +2 more
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Induced Hypercalcemia [PDF]
Hypercalcemia in patients with cancer is a common laboratory finding affecting up to 44% of that patient population. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 mediated hypercalcemia is one of the rare mechanisms of this endocrine emergency in cancer patients.
Aram Barbaryan +4 more
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Severe symptomatic hypercalcemia in a patient with familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia [PDF]
One of the less common causes of hypercalcemia is familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH). It is an autosomal-dominant genetic condition, which presents asymptomatically in most patients while some may have mild symptoms.
Kurian, Roshini
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European multicentre study on outcome of surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism
Some 5861 patients undergoing first‐time surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism were registered in the Eurocrine® database between 2015 and 2018. The use of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement decreased the risk of conversion and persistent hypercalcaemia.
A. Bergenfelz +3 more
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Denosumab for the Treatment of Hypercalcemia in a Patient With Parathyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report. [PDF]
Background Refractory hypercalcemia is one of the major complications of parathyroid carcinoma. Case report An 84-year old female patient presented with an acute confusional state due to hypercalcemia.
Kopp, Peter A +4 more
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A Different Cause of Malignant Hypercalcemia in a Breast Carcinoma with Bone Metastasis
Hypercalcemia refers to a condition of calcium levels in blood above the normal range. Most common causes of hypercalcemia include overactivity of parathyroid glands, also known as primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), and malignancies. These two disorders
Bünyamin AYDIN +7 more
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