Hypercalcemia in a Patient with Polycythemia Vera
10.4068/cmj.2012.48.2.128
- Author:
Eun Hui BAE
1
;
Hyun Soo KIM
;
Min Jee KIM
;
Yong Un KANG
;
Yeong Hui KIM
;
Chang Seong KIM
;
Joon Seok CHOI
;
Seong Kwon MA
;
Soo Wan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. skimw@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hypercalcemia;
Polycythemia vera;
Parathyroid tumor
- MeSH:
Calcium;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Humans;
Hypercalcemia;
Middle Aged;
Parathyroid Hormone;
Parathyroidectomy;
Polycythemia;
Polycythemia Vera;
Thyroid Gland
- From:Chonnam Medical Journal
2012;48(2):128-129
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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.
