Hypercalcemic crisis due to unsuspected parathyroid adenoma in a patient with advanced breast carcinoma.
Primary hyperparathyroidism was found to be responsible for hypercalcemic crisis in a 73-year-old woman who had undergone mastectomy for advanced breast carcinoma. Medical management followed by removal of a large parathyroid adenoma resulted in gradual recovery and normocalcemia documented over a period of 2 years.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology*; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery