Hypercalcemia in glioblastoma multiforme.
Hypercalcemia is commonly associated with cancer, occurring in around 10-20% of cancer patients. Hypercalcemia is usually related to solid and non-solid malignancies specifically breast cancer, lung cancer and multiple myeloma. Hypercalcemia has been reported to occur in association with astrocytomas, and uncommonly in gliomas. We report a case of a previously healthy man presenting with glioblastoma multiforme . He was found to have persistently elevated serum calcium and calcitriol with normal parathyroid function. This is the first reported case of hypercalcemia associated with glioblastoma multiforme.
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Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. fadiseif@yahoo.com
Azar
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Barake
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Sawaya
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D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000097:blood; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000502:physiology
D002117:Calcitriol; D002118:Calcium