title: Humoral hypercalcemia due to squamous cell carcinoma of renal pelvis.
abstract: We describe an unusual and rare case of humoral hypercalcemia due to Stage D squamous cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis in a patient with no evidence of bony metastases. The literature on humorally mediated hypercalcemia associated with epithelial tumors of the renal pelvis is reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis