Hypercalcaemia and phaeochromocytoma.
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چکیده
A patient with a phaeochromocytoma associated with hypercalcemia is described. The hypercalcaemia was corrected by removal of the phaeochromocytoma. Parathyroid hormone-like peptide was isolated from the tumour suggesting that ectopic parathyroid hormone production from the phaeochromocytoma was the explanation of the hypercalcaemia.
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Phaeochromocytoma and hypercalcaemia.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 57 669 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1981