Resistant hypercalcaemia in metastatic parathyroid carcinoma
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Resistant hypercalcaemia in metastatic parathyroid carcinoma.
1 Department of Medical Oncology, We report a case of inoperable metastatic parathyroid carcinoma involving lifethreatening hypercalcaemia that failed to respond to standard therapy. Our review of available therapeutic modalities showed a paucity of evidence to guide management of patients with these rare tumours. This is the first report of the treatment of malignant hypercalcaemia secondary t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal of Australia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0025-729X,1326-5377
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11243