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A metastasising ameloblastoma associated with renal calculi and hypercalcaemia
Author(s) -
Seward G. R.,
Beales S. J.,
Johnson N. W.,
Lumsden E. G. Sita
Publication year - 1975
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/cncr.2820360946
Subject(s) - medicine , hypercalcaemia , ameloblastoma , calcification , parathyroidectomy , lung , thrombosis , pathology , radiology , gastroenterology , anatomy , calcium , parathyroid hormone , maxilla
A young male had an assumed dentigerous cyst marsupialized and later a recurrent ameloblastoma resected. Eleven years later he was admitted with renal stones and hypercalcemia and metastases of the ameloblastoma in the left lung were discovered. Death occurred as a result of spinal and hepatic spread of his tumor and thrombosis of the renal veins. Renal calcification was demonstrated. The possible causes of the hypercalcaemia which was not associated with a raised serum parathormone or affected by parathyroidectomy is discussed.