title: [Hypercalcemia associated with tumors in children. 20 cases].
abstract: Thirty episodes of hypercalcemia were observed in 20 children with solid tumors: principally 9 cases of non Hodgkin's lymphomas, 4 cases of rhabdomyosarcomas and 4 cases of Wilms' tumors. The 2 children with neurological manifestations and hypertension had the most severe symptoms secondary to the high calcium levels. However, hypercalcemia was asymptomatic in 8 of the 20 children. Focal seizures and metastatic calcifications subsequently occurred in 6 children. Emergency treatment of hypercalcemia often had partial or transient efficiency. In contrast, high calcium levels always returned to normal after anti-tumoral treatment.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007223:Infant; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000150:complications; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: L'hypercalcémie associée aux tumeurs de l'enfant. Vingt observations.