Successful Treatment for Hypercalcemia due to Cosecretion of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Review

Takunori Ogawa, Jun Miyata, Koichi Fukunaga, Akihiko Kawana, Takashi Inoue

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Abstract

Hypercalcemia of malignancy frequently manifests as paraneoplastic syndrome in patients with solid tumors. A 71-year-old man was diagnosed with stage IIIB lung squamous cell carcinoma. Laboratory examination revealed high serum calcium concentration with elevated serum parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 levels. As the patient did not respond to the initial treatment with calcitonin, extracellular fluid infusion, and chemotherapy, systemic prednisolone was administered additionally. Thus, the levels of serum calcium normalized and PTHrP and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 decreased simultaneously. To our knowledge, this is the first case report on the successful treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy caused by PTHrP and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 cosecretion in a patient with lung cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2475725
JournalCase Reports in Pulmonology
Volume2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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