Abstract
We describe a case of hypercalcaemia secondary to recurrent malignant phaeochromocytoma. Parathyroid-related protein (PTHrp 1-86) immunoreactivity was identified in plasma and PTHrp was identified by immunocytochemistry in tumour tissue.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Fairhurst B. J., Shettar S. P. Hypercalcaemia and phaeochromocytoma. Postgrad Med J. 1981 Jul;57(669):459–460. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.57.669.459. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Finlayson J. F., Casey J. H. Letter: Hypercalcaemia and multiple pheochromocytomas. Ann Intern Med. 1975 Jun;82(6):810–811. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-82-6-810_2. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Heath D. A., Senior P. V., Varley J. M., Beck F. Parathyroid-hormone-related protein in tumours associated with hypercalcaemia. Lancet. 1990 Jan 13;335(8681):66–69. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)90537-f. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Kimura S., Nishimura Y., Yamaguchi K., Nagasaki K., Shimada K., Uchida H. A case of pheochromocytoma producing parathyroid hormone-related protein and presenting with hypercalcemia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1990 Jun;70(6):1559–1563. doi: 10.1210/jcem-70-6-1559. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Kukreja S. C., Hargis G. K., Rosenthal I. M., Williams G. A. Pheochromocytoma causing excessive parathyroid hormone production and hypercalcemia. Ann Intern Med. 1973 Dec;79(6):838–840. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-79-6-838. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Martin T. J., Suva L. J. Parathyroid hormone-related protein in hypercalcaemia of malignancy. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1989 Nov;31(5):631–647. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1989.tb01288.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Ratcliffe W. A., Norbury S., Heath D. A., Ratcliffe J. G. Development and validation of an immunoradiometric assay of parathyrin-related protein in unextracted plasma. Clin Chem. 1991 May;37(5):678–685. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Stewart A. F., Hoecker J. L., Mallette L. E., Segre G. V., Amatruda T. T., Jr, Vignery A. Hypercalcemia in pheochromocytoma. Evidence for a novel mechanism. Ann Intern Med. 1985 Jun;102(6):776–779. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-102-6-776. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]