title: Hypercalcemia associated with a uterine leiomyoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Humoral hypercalcemia is known to be an important cause of hypercalcemia associated with malignancy. Humoral hypercalcemia due to benign conditions has been rarely reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report on a 45-year-old woman with humoral hypercalcemia secondary to uterine leiomyoma. Following the surgical removal of leiomyoma by hysterectomy, serum calcium, suppressed parathyroid hormone (PTH) and elevated parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTH-rP) levels were normalized.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of humoral hypercalcemia associated with uterine leiomyoma. We suggest that for women with hypercalcemia who had suppressed PTH and elevated PTH-rP levels, uterine leiomyoma should be included in the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. ahmetknower@softhome.net
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bilici
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doventas
authors.forename: Berrin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karadag
authors.forename: Nezih
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hekim
authors.forename: Vecdet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tezcan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*