Paraneoplastic hypercalcaemia in ovarian carcinoma
| Autor: | John F. Smyth, Robert C. F. Leonard, S. G. Allan, S. P. Lockhart |
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| Rok vydání: | 1984 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Hypercalcaemia endocrine system diseases Paraneoplastic Syndromes Cystadenocarcinoma Ovary Bone Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma Ovarian carcinoma medicine Humans General Environmental Science Aged Ovarian Neoplasms business.industry General Engineering General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Calcium concentration Hypercalcemia General Earth and Planetary Sciences Female business Clear cell Research Article |
| Zdroj: | British medical journal (Clinical research ed.). 288(6432) |
| ISSN: | 0267-0623 |
| Popis: | Five patients were seen in whom a raised serum calcium concentration was associated with ovarian carcinoma (clear cell in two cases, cystadenocarcinoma in three). None showed evidence of metastases in bone. The hypercalcaemia occurred as a paraneoplastic phenomenon, but biochemical studies suggested the production of a parathyroid-hormone-like substance. One patient remained free of symptoms of her hypercalcaemia throughout. Paraneoplastic hypercalcaemia due to ovarian carcinoma may be more common than generally recognised and present as a life threatening condition requiring urgent treatment. |
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