Hypercalcemia induced by parathyroid hormone-related peptide after treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity

K Ansari; A Clerk; M H Patel; Anjana Sainani; P S R K Shastry; S H Advani

Hypercalcemia induced by parathyroid hormone-related peptide after treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity

J Assoc Physicians India. 2003 Oct:51:1023-4.

Authors

K Ansari¹, A Clerk, M H Patel, Anjana Sainani, P S R K Shastry, S H Advani

Affiliation

¹ Department of Critical Care, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai.

PMID: 14719600

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck is a rare cause of humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy. This paraneoplastic syndrome is usually one of the presenting symptoms of the disease. We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity that presumably elaborated parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTH-rP) and caused hypercalcemia only after radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / metabolism
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy*
Hormones, Ectopic / metabolism
Humans
Hypercalcemia / etiology*
Hypercalcemia / therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth Neoplasms / metabolism
Mouth Neoplasms / therapy*
Paraneoplastic Syndromes* / therapy
Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein / metabolism

Substances

Hormones, Ectopic
Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein