Calcium metabolic disorders, such as hypercalcemia is a potentially life-threatening disorder especially when coupled with an already compromised condition. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic calcium disorders in childhood cancers of patients admitted to the pediatric ward of Vali-Asr Hospital from the year 2001-2008. The study was carried out by reviewing hospit...

We present a case of hypercalcemia in a 79-year-old female likely secondary to uterine leiomyoma. To the best of our knowledge, hypercalcemia due to a benign tumor has only been described in five cases. Of these above five cases, uterine leiomyoma was thought to be the cause of hypercalcemia in three cases.

Patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma can occasionally develop hypercalcemia but it is rare at the onset of disease. We present a case of an elderly female who presented with refractory hypercalcemia, workup of which led to the diagnosis of B cell lymphoma. We discuss about various etiologies for development of hypercalcemia in a patient with lymphoma or leukemia.

A 65-year-old female with a history of mixed connective tissue disease and pulmonary fibrosis on azathioprine, hydroxychloroquine, and prednisone (osteoporosis on teriparatide) presented with a 1-month history of hypercalcemia. After discontinuation of teriparatide, the patient's hypercalcemia persisted. Further evaluation revealed primary hepatic lymphoma as the source of her hypercalcemia.

Dursun F, Gerenli N, Kırmızıbekmez H. Cholestasis and hypercalcemia secondary to panhypopituitarism in a newborn. Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 100-103. Cholestatic hepatitis and hypercalcemia are rare features of hypopituitarism in newborns. So diagnosis of hypopituitarism is frequently delayed. The most frequent symptoms of congenital hypopituitarism are hypoglycemia, prolonged jaundince and micro...

Hypercalcemia is a common biochemical abnormality caused by various etiologies, with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and malignancies being the most culprits. Differentiating between PTH-dependent PTH-independent hypercalcemia crucial in clinical practice. However, certain contexts, it important to consider rare occurrence of two separate conditions causing simultaneously. Herein, we have de...

Hypercalcemia is a common life-threatening complication associated with several malignancies. Parathyroid-related peptide has been shown to cause hypercalcemia in several solid tumors but rarely in penile cancer. We report a case of penile cancer with hypercalcemia causing metastatic visceral calcification in lungs, liver, and stomach detected on bone scan without significant abnormalities on C...

We report the case of an infant with diffuse subcutaneous fat necrosis following birth asphyxia who had hypercalcemia and the rare complication of venous calcification. The clinical and radiologic findings resolved over 5 months. The disease is characterized by the presence of painless subcutaneous nodules, mainly over bony prominences, possibly associated with hypercalcemia and calcification. ...

► Hypercalcemia is an extremely rare paraneoplastic syndrome in children. ► Small cell carcinoma is the commonest ovarian tumor associated with hypercalcemia. ► Small cell carcinoma must be ruled out because of poor prognosis. ► We report the only third case of JGCT associated with paraneoplastic hypercalcemia.

Hypercalcemia in children is a medical emergency and often manifests as nonspecific symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and anorexia. Severe hypercalcemia is a rare complication of malignancy in children, while it can be seen in various types of malignant tumors. It is usually associated with significant morbidity and may be severe enough to threaten life. Incidence of hypercalcemia...