Paraneoplastic hypercalcemia associated with adenosquamous carcinoma of the endometrium.
Paraneoplastic hypercalcemia associated with adenosquamous carcinoma of the endometrium is described. This is the first reported case of a gynecologic cancer in which the paraneoplastic syndrome has been conclusively shown by immunohistochemical analysis to be due to ectopic parathormone.
Buller
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange 92668.
Taylor
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Burg
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Berman
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DiSaia
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D002118:Calcium