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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2017-09-01
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Series: | Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972017000500506&lng=en&tlng=en |