Liver-Directed Embolization for the Long-Term Control of Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Metastatic Breast Cancer.
Hypercalcemia of malignancy is a common complication of certain types of cancers. No standard therapies exist for the treatment of hypercalcemia secondary to paraneoplastic syndromes that result in the long-term control of serum calcium levels. We report a case of metastatic breast cancer with parathyroid hormone-related protein associated with hypercalcemia of malignancy that was treated with transarterial embolization of the hepatic metastatic lesions.
Department of Internal Hospital Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center and University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL. Sowmya.Nanjappa@Moffitt.org.
Sowmya
S
Nanjappa
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL.
Carlos A
CA
Pla-Fernandez
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL.
Susmitha
S
Apuri
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL.
Loretta
L
Loftus
Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Moffitt Cancer Center and Division of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL.
Bela
B
Kis
D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D011379:Prognosis; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*
C470121:PTHLH protein, human; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes