Hypercalcemia Due to Paraneoplastic Production of 1,25- Dihydroxyvitamin D in a Young Female with Dysgerminoma

Humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy (HHM) can be caused by ectopic paraneoplastic production of 1, 25 dihydroxy vitamin D due to the hyperactivity of the 1 alpha-hydroxylase enzyme. We present a case of a 19-year-old female who was admitted with bilateral dysgerminomas and significant hypercalcemia....

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Autores principales: Iqbal, Iqra, Khan, Muhammad Atique Alam, Khan, Yasir, Thalambedu, Nishanth, Munir, Samavia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6901377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31886038
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6097

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6901377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31886038
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6097

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