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Hypercalcemic crisis due to unsuspected parathyroid adenoma in a patient with advanced breast carcinoma
The American Surgeon
|April 1, 1984
Abstract:
Primary hyperparathyroidism was found to be responsible for hypercalcemic crisis in a 73-year-old woman who had undergone mastectomy for advanced breast carcinoma. Medical management followed by removal of a large parathyroid adenoma resulted in gradual recovery and normocalcemia documented over a period of 2 years.