Hypercalcemia in Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma with an Elevated Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide Associated with Early Richter Transformation

Hypercalcemia in malignancy is associated with multiple mechanisms and occurs in up to 20–30% of cancer patients. We report a case of small lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia (SLL/CLL) associated with hypercalcemia and an elevation in parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) in the...

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Main Authors: Ashish Bains, Pedro Covas, Olga Timofeeva, Michael Bromberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5525721