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Case Reports
. 2024 Sep 24;16(9):e70115.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.70115. eCollection 2024 Sep.

Hypercalcemia of Malignancy: An Atypical Presentation of Endometrial Carcinoma

Sarah J Choi  1 , Petchpailin Sittirat  1 , Noelle G Cloven  1 , Shovendra Gautam  1
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Hypercalcemia of Malignancy: An Atypical Presentation of Endometrial Carcinoma

Sarah J Choi et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Hypercalcemia of malignancy associated with lung, gastrointestinal, and hematologic malignancies is well-described in the literature but has rarely been reported with gynecologic cancers. Even among gynecologic malignancies represented in literature with hypercalcemia, there are only a handful from endometrial carcinoma. Here we describe an atypical case of a patient with endometrial carcinoma who presented with symptomatic hypercalcemia. This case report investigates the atypical presentation of an endometrial carcinoma.

Keywords: endometrial carcinoma; hypercalcemia; hypercalcemia of malignancy; malignancy; malignancy-related hypercalcemia.

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Human subjects: Consent was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrating uterus with endometrial enlargement, the blue arrow points to the uterus
Figure 2
Figure 2. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrating left inguinal chain lymphadenopathy with blue arrows pointing to the inguinal chain lymphadenopathy
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