Cancer and Hypercalcemia; a Review of the Diagnosis and Treatment Through an Unusual Case

Here, we present a 45-year-old woman with endometrial cancer who presented with hyperemesis, vomiting and loss of consciousness. The serum calcium concentration was 18.3 mg/dl and bone scintigraphy revealed no evidence of skeletal involvement by the tumor. Her parathyroid hormone (PTH) level was nor...

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Main Authors: Alper Ata, Tolga Köşeci, Ali Arıcan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Turkiye Klinikleri 2013-03-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.turkjem.org/eng/makale/812/79/Full-Text