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Case Reports
. 1987 Feb;137(2):309-11.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)43992-9.

Hypercalcemia in carcinoma of the prostate: case report and review of the literature

A L George Jr, R B Remler, C R Heim, J J Warner
Case Reports

Hypercalcemia in carcinoma of the prostate: case report and review of the literature

A L George Jr et al. J Urol. 1987 Feb.

Abstract

Hypercalcemia developed in a man with recurrent adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Serum calcium became normal soon after bilateral orchiectomy and the patient was free of disease 18 months later. The absence of radiographically detectable bone metastases in this patient suggested a humoral mechanism for the hypercalcemia. Orchiectomy may be an effective treatment for hypercalcemia complicating prostatic carcinoma.

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