Hypercalcaemia in a patient with non-secretory myeloma.
A case of severe hypercalcaemia associated with a non-secretory multiple myeloma in the absence of skeletal deposits is described. The importance of considering this condition in the differential diagnosis of hypercalcaemia in the elderly is discussed.
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Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Liverpool Hospital, UK.
Playfer
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D000368:Aged; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications