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Refractory hypercalcaemia
Author(s) -
Dalgleish Angus G.,
Gatenby Paul A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb103906.x
Subject(s) - hypercalcaemia , primary hyperparathyroidism , multiple myeloma , parathyroid adenoma , medicine , refractory (planetary science) , hyperparathyroidism , gastroenterology , calcium , physics , astrobiology
A case of multiple myeloma in which hypercalcaemia persisted despite an otherwise good response to conventional treatment is described. The hypercalcaemia was eventually found to be due to a parathyroid adenoma. Despite the frequent association of hypercalcaemia and malignant disease, and the relative frequency of primary hyperparathyroidism as a cause of hypercalcaemia, there are very few reports of multiple myeloma and parathyroid adenoma occurring together. This case emphasizes the need to be aware that there may be more than one cause of hypercalcaemia in a patient with multiple myeloma.