Hypercalcemia associated with cancer of prostate without bony metastases

Although hypercalcemia is sometimes found in carcinoma of the prostate with osseous metastases, it is rarely seen as a paraneoplastic manifestation of this neoplasm. We present a patient with such a tumor in whom severe hypercalcemia developed in the absence of detectable osseous metastases.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 1984-10, Vol.24 (4), p.368-371
Hauptverfasser:	Barkin, J., Crassweller, P.O., Roncari, D.A.K., Onrot, J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - blood Adenocarcinoma - complications Aged Biological and medical sciences Bone Neoplasms - secondary Humans Hypercalcemia - blood Hypercalcemia - complications Male Medical sciences Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases Parathyroid Hormone - blood Prostatic Neoplasms - blood Prostatic Neoplasms - complications Tumors of the urinary system Urinary tract. Prostate gland
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Zusammenfassung:	Although hypercalcemia is sometimes found in carcinoma of the prostate with osseous metastases, it is rarely seen as a paraneoplastic manifestation of this neoplasm. We present a patient with such a tumor in whom severe hypercalcemia developed in the absence of detectable osseous metastases.
ISSN:	0090-4295 1527-9995
DOI:	10.1016/0090-4295(84)90215-2