An unexpected cause of severe and refractory PTH-independent hypercalcemia: case report and literature review

Hypercalcemia is a common condition in the internal medicine practice. Sometimes its cause is not readily apparent, so extensive investigation is appropriate. Here we report an unexpected cause for hypercalcemia in an elderly woman. The case of an 82-years old woman with PTH-independent hypercalcemi...

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Main Authors: Dimitris Varvaki Rados, Tania Weber Furlanetto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972015000300277&lng=en&tlng=en