Case Report: Unmasking Hypercalcemia in Patients With Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Experience From Six Italian Referral Centers

Case Report: Unmasking Hypercalcemia in Patients With Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Experience From Six Italian Referral Centers

BackgroundHypercalcemia is a common paraneoplastic syndrome which can occur in up to 10% of patients with advanced neoplasms. Paraneoplastic parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) represents the most frequent cause of this syndrome. In neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) paraneoplastic hypercalcemi...

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Main Authors: Elisa Giannetta, Franz Sesti, Roberta Modica, Erika Maria Grossrubatscher, Valentina Guarnotta, Alberto Ragni, Isabella Zanata, Annamaria Colao, Antongiulio Faggiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
paraneoplastic hypercalcemia
parathyroid hormone-related protein
pancreatic NEN
bronchial carcinoid
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.665698/full

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