Hypercalcaemia of malignancy Flashcards

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Causes
1. […] of tumour - tumour secretes […]
2. local […]
3. calcitriol

A
  1. humoral hypercalcaemia of tumour
    parathyroid hormone-related peptide
  2. osteolytic hypercalcaemia
  3. autonomous production of calcitriol
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What percentage of cancer patients have hypercalcaemia

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20-30%

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