Hungry bone syndrome and osteoblastic bone metastasis from gastric cancer

Bone Metastasis in Gastric Cancer Patients

PURPOSE Bone metastasis from stomach cancer occurs only rarely and it is known to have a very poor prognosis. This study examined the clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients who were diagnosed with stomach cancer and bone metastasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The subjects were 19 patients who were diagnosed with stomach cancer at Hanyang University Medical Center from June 1992 to Augu...

A Case Report of Bone Metastasis from Gastric Cancer

Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth most common malignancy and the third leading cause of cancer‐related mortality among males and the fifth leading cause of cancer‐related mortality among females worldwide, with ~1,000,000 new patients diagnosed every year [1]. Recurrence of gastric carcinoma most frequently involves abdominal dissemination and this usually occurs within 5 years of primary surge...

Paraneoplastic hypocalcemia in a patient whit gastric cancer accompanied by osteoblastic metastasis

Paraneoplastic syndromes are generally defined as clinical disorder associated with malignant diseases, and hypocalcemia as paraneoplastic manifestation associated with cancer is a rare condition. In patient with bone metastatic cancer, osteolytic lesions are more common than osteoblastic ones which give rise to hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia is a rare condition in this group of patients. We de...

Markers of Bone Turnover in Bone Metastasis from Prostate Cancer

Recognition and management of hungry bone syndrome--a case report.

Hungry bone syndrome (HBS) following successful parathyroid surgery is a well described phenomenon. However, few studies have clearly addressed this syndrome or looked at the outcome of perioperative management. We report a case of HBS following successful parathyroid surgery. The perioperative management is discussed and literature pertaining to this interesting case is reviewed.