Hypercalcemia associated with a uterine leiomyoma: A case report and review of the literature

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 269-271

  Bilici, Ahmet ^a,c   Doventas, Alper ^a   Karadag, Berrin ^a   Hekim, Nezih ^b   Tezcan, Vecdet ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Dr Pakize i Tarzi Laboratuarlari Turkey   (Turkey)

^c No: 9/14 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Humoral hypercalcemia; Parathyroid hormone related protein; Uterine leiomyoma

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; DIURETIC AGENT; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PARATHYROID HORMONE RELATED PROTEIN;

ADULT; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRATION; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYSTERECTOMY; KIDNEY CYST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 1842425279     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.01.013     Document Type: Article

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