Hypercalcemia induced by parathyroid hormone-related peptide after treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity.
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.
Ansari
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Department of Critical Care, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai.
Clerk
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Patel
M H
MH
Sainani
Anjana
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Shastry
P S R K
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Advani
S H
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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
D006729:Hormones, Ectopic; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein