Use of cinacalcet and sunitinib to treat hypercalcaemia due to a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

SUMMARY Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) can secrete hormones, including ectopic secretions, but they have been rarely associated with malignant hypercalcemia. A 52-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus was diagnosed with a pancreatic tumor. A pancreatic biopsy confirmed a well-differentiated...

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Main Authors: Hernan Valdes-Socin, Matilde Rubio Almanza, Mariana Tomé Fernández-Ladreda, Daniel Van Daele, Marc Polus, Marcela Chavez, Albert Beckers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2017-09-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972017000500506&lng=en&tlng=en