title: Hypercalcemia induced by parathyroid hormone-related peptide after treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck is a rare cause of humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy. This paraneoplastic syndrome is usually one of the presenting symptoms of the disease. We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity that presumably elaborated parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTH-rP) and caused hypercalcemia only after radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clerk
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Anjana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sainani
authors.forename: P S R K
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Shastry
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Advani
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D006729:Hormones, Ectopic / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000628:therapy; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006729:Hormones, Ectopic; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein