Hypercalcemia: An Unusual Manifestation of Uterine Leiomyoma
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We present a case of hypercalcemia in a 79-year-old female likely secondary to uterine leiomyoma. To the best of our knowledge, hypercalcemia due to a benign tumor has only been described in five cases. Of these above five cases, uterine leiomyoma was thought to be the cause of hypercalcemia in three cases.
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دوره 2013 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013