Hypercalcemia in a patient with polycythemia vera. 2012

Eun Hui Bae, and Hyun Soo Kim, and Min Jee Kim, and Yong Un Kang, and Yeong Hui Kim, and Chang Seong Kim, and Joon Seok Choi, and Seong Kwon Ma, and Soo Wan Kim
Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.

A 59-year-old female with diabetes mellitus presented with hypercalcemia and polycythemia. Her serum calcium and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels were increased, and Tc-99m sesta-MIBI scanning showed hot uptake in the lower portion of the left thyroid lobe. After parathyroidectomy, her calcium, iPTH, and polycythemia were normalized. In conclusion, the differential diagnosis of polycythemia and hypercalcemia should also include the possibility of a parathyroid tumor in addition to other neoplasms.

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