Severe Hypocalcemia in a Patient with Recurrent Chondrosarcoma

Author:

Eun, Jung Nam  Choi, Yoo Duk  Lee, Jeong Ho  Jeong, Yun Ah  Yoon, Jee Hee  Kim, Hee Kyung  Kang, Ho-Cheol  

Journal:

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Issue Date:

2017

Abstract(summary):

Hypocalcemia is relatively uncommon paraneoplastic syndrome. Only one case of hypocalcemia has been reported in a patient with chondrosarcoma. We herein report a case of a 32-year-old woman with metastatic chondrosarcoma with tetany. Her imaging findings revealed multiple calcific metastatic lesions in the lungs, pancreas, left atrium, and pulmonary vein. A laboratory examination showed hypocalcemia with no evidence of any other disease that could induce hypocalcemia. On the basis of the laboratory and clinical findings, we concluded the etiology of her severe hypocalcemia to be excessive calcium consumption by the tumor itself.

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