Case Histories

Hypercalcemia Induced by Parathyroid Hormone‐Related Peptide After Treatment of Carcinoma

Authors: ALINA GOVER MD, DILEEP P. KUMAR MD, LEON A. BROWN MD, KEYVAN RAVAKHAH MD

Abstract

&NA; 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.

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