Palliative treatment of uncontrollable hypercalcemia due to parathyrotoxicosis: denosumab as rescue therapy

Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare disease leading to severe hypercalcemia due to hyperparathyroidism. Surgery is the primary treatment option. A more progressive form of the disease is characterized by parathyrotoxicosis, and subsequent hypercalcemia is the most common cause of death. We report a case...

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Autores principales: Jumpertz von Schwartzenberg, Reiner, Elbelt, Ulf, Ventz, Manfred, Mai, Knut, Kienitz, Tina, Maurer, Lukas, Rose, Thomas, Rückert, Jens C, Strasburger, Christian J, Spranger, Joachim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2015
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Novel Treatment
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4653612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26605043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-15-0082

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4653612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26605043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-15-0082

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