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2017, Cilt 22, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 098-100
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Severe Hypercalcemia: Parathyroid Carcinoma and Acute Pancreatitis Case Report
Hüseyin YILDIZ1, İbrahim TAYCI1, Özge YILDIZ2, Mustafa Volkan DEMİR1, Muhammed SAÇIKARA3
1Malatya Devlet Hastanesi, Dahiliye Kliniği, MALATYA, Türkiye
2Malatya Devlet Hastanesi, Nöroloji Kliniği, MALATYA, Türkiye
3Malatya Devlet Hastanesi, Endokrinoloji Kliniği, MALATYA, Türkiye

Hypercalcemia, mostly caused by primary hyperparathyroidism and malignancy, is a life-threating electrolyte disorder. An initial etiological work-up should include measurement of intact parathyroid hormone because of its lodestar role in patients with hypercalcemia. Parathyroid carcinoma is a rarely seen disease but can lead to severe form of hyperparathyroidism. Hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidism scarcely cause acute pancreatitis. In this study, we report a case of a 55-year old patient admitted to our clinic with acute renal failure and hypercalcemia who developed acute pancreatitis and diagnosed with parathyroid carcinoma.

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