Hypercalcaemia in patients with cancer: aetiology and treatment.
Hypercalcaemia is one of the most common disorders occurring in patients with cancer and may have disabling symptoms. The mechanisms underlying hypercalcaemia associated with malignant disease, the symptoms attributable to and the treatment of this disorder are discussed in this paper.
Heys
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Surgical Nutrition and Metabolism Unit, University of Aberdeen, UK.
Smith
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Eremin
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D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*