Hypercalcemia of Malignancy Attributed to Cosecretion of PTH and PTHRP in Lung Adenocarcinoma

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Authors

Jeffrey M. Kroopnick · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Ubaldo Martinez‐Outschoorn · Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Madalina Tuluc · Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Caroline S. Kim · University of Pennsylvania

Abstract

This is the youngest and first case of hypercalcemia of malignancy attributed to cosecretion of PTH and PTHrP from an adenocarcinoma. In refractory cases of HCM, denosumab is a potential option when other conventional measures are unsuccessful.

Topics & Keywords

Bone health and treatments Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: AACE Clinical Case Reports

Volume 7, Issue 3, pp. 200-203

DOI: 10.1016/j.aace.2021.01.003

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