An Unusual Case of Severe Hypercalcemia
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Abstract
Hypercalcemia is a well-known paraneoplastic syndrome described in numerous hematological and solid cancers. However, the occurrence of hypercalcemic crisis in gynecological malignancies is a rare event. Here, we present a rare case of cervical carcinoma presenting with hypercalcemic crisis as the initial manifestation.
Keywords
Carcinoma cervix Humoral hypercalcemia Hypercalcemic crisisNotes
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