Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis: The Role of Hypercalcemia
Jessica Tan, Alejandro Calvo
Abstract
A 53-year-old smoker female presented to our hospital with abdominal pain secondary to acute pancreatitis. Severe hypercalcemia was felt to be the precipitating cause of pancreatitis. Her work up showed SCLC with bone marrow metastases as the only site of extra-thoracic metastases. We review the literature regarding hypercalcemia mechanisms in patients with SCLC.
World J Oncol. 2012;3(1):42-44
doi: https://doi.org/10.4021/wjon266w
Keywords
SCLC; Hypercalcemia; Pancreatitis
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