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Metastatic calcification of multiple visceral organs in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
M Lorberboym1, D Bergman, C K Kim
1Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Abstract:
A patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who developed acute hypercalcemia following chemotherapy was evaluated for skeletal metastases with a whole-body bone scan. Although metastatic disease is an unlikely cause of hypercalcemia, considering the acutely rising serum calcium, the bone scan is useful in excluding multiple metastases as a cause. In addition, the study demonstrated metastatic calcification in multiple organs, including the pancreas which is uncommon, and the liver and spleen, which is rare.