Prolonged Hypercalcemia Following Resection of Dysgerminoma: A Case Report

Background. Hypercalcemia is a rare but potentially dangerous complication of pediatric cancer. Of the dysgerminoma cases reported to date, associated hypercalcemia is corrected within 2–7 days of tumor resection. Case. A 13-year-old female with an ovarian dysgerminoma was found to be hypercalcemi...

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Main Authors: Abigail Wald, Sumana Narasimhan, Lucybeth Nieves-Arriba, Steven Waggoner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Obstetrics and Gynecology International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/956935