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Hypercalcemia complicating small‐cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Hayward Malcolm L.,
Howell Douglas A.,
O'Donnell Joseph F.,
Maurer L. Herbert
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19811001)48:7<1643::aid-cncr2820480728>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoma , small cell carcinoma , lung , oat cell carcinoma , lung cancer , bone marrow , pathology , cancer , small cell lung carcinoma , oncology , respiratory disease
Hypercalcemia is a common paraneoplastic syndrome complicating some varieties of lung cancer. It has rarely been reported with small‐cell carcinoma of the lung. Seven cases of hypercalcemia complicating small‐cell carcinoma of the lung are described; clinical features indicate that significant bone or bone marrow involvement is present in all cases. Parathor‐mone assays were found to be generally in the normal range, though inappropriate for the level of hypercalcemia.