Extensive visceral calcification demonstrated on99mTc-MDP bone scan in patient with carcinoma penis and hypercalcemia of malignancy
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Extensive Visceral Calcification Demonstrated on 99mTc-MDP Bone Scan in Patient with Carcinoma Penis and Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
Hypercalcemia is a common life-threatening complication associated with several malignancies. Parathyroid-related peptide has been shown to cause hypercalcemia in several solid tumors but rarely in penile cancer. We report a case of penile cancer with hypercalcemia causing metastatic visceral calcification in lungs, liver, and stomach detected on bone scan without significant abnormalities on C...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0972-3919
DOI: 10.4103/0972-3919.202251