A case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma associated with hypercalcemia.
A patient with a diffuse, small cleaved cell, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma associated with marked hypecalcemia was described. Antibody to the adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma virus was absent. Although bone marrow was infiltrated by lymphoma cells, destructive or lytic bone lesions could not be detected. The serum level of immunoreactive parathyroid hormone C-terminal (PTH-C) was normal. The serum level of 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D was lower than normal. This case suggests that other humoral substances produced by lymphoma cells may be responsible for hypercalcemia.
Suemaru
S
S
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
Kageyama
J
J
Ota
Z
Z
Ohnoshi
T
T
Sakamoto
K
K
Kamura
J
J
D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged