Journal article
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
Abstract
Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is the most common cause of elevated serum calcium in hospitalized patients and is found with varying frequency in patients with various types of cancer. Calcium homeostasis is finely regulated with day-to-day variations of less than 2%, and the development of HCM stems from various anomalies in homeostatic mechanisms. Hypercalcemia often produces a number of clinical symptoms, including alterations in central …
Authors
Hotte SJ; Hirte HW; Rabbani SA; Carling T; Hendy GN; Major PP
Journal
American Journal of Cancer, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 179–187
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
May 2002
DOI
10.2165/00024669-200201030-00003
ISSN
1175-6357