Physical examination is usually unrewarding in establishing the diagnosis of
hypercalcaemia but may give some clues towards any underlying malignant process. In …

Hypercalcemia is generally the symptom of a disease which requires treatment. Only in rare
conditions such as hypocalciuric hypercalcemia or truly asymptomatic, nonprogressive …

The differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia can be very simple in many cases as well as
extremely complicated and difficult in others. Initially, the history of the patient is very …

In order to provide information about the prevalence of hypercalcaemla and its different
causes, a retrospective survey was carried out in all hospital in-patients in whom serum …

Over a period of 6 1/2 years hypercalcemia has been diagnosed in 86 patients. In 55.8% of
cases a malignant tumor was the cause of the elevated calcium levels, and in 22.1% of …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the malignant states associated with
hypercalcaemia. Hypercalcaemia is a common complication of many different malignant …

DESPITE knowledge that hypercalcemia, regardless of cause, is injurious and potentially
lethal, there is wide variation in the diligence with which its presence or absence is …

Lamy O, Jenzer‐Closuit A, Burckhardt P (University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland).
Hypercalcaemia of malignancy: an undiagnosed and undertreated disease. J Intern Med …

In previous surveys in this hospital we have found malignancy to be the commonest cause of
hypercalcaemia. In a retrospective survey hyperparathyroidism accounted for 13% of cases …

Abnormalities of extracellular fluid (ECF) calcium concentration may lead to marked
changes in a variety of cellular and organ functions. These include plasma membrane …