H ypercalcemia is a frequent complication of malignant disease and if not corrected can lead
to dehydration, renal failure, coma and death. 1-3 We describe a woman with breast cancer …

Hypocalcemia is a rare complication of malignancy. We present the case of a 30-year-old
lady presenting with a grand mal seizure due to profound hypocalcemia. She was …

A 78-year-old woman had become progressively confused during a two-week course of
treatment for a urinary tract infection. Her physician ordered laboratory studies, which were …

HYPOCALCEMIA as a complication of metastatic cancer is rare. It has been reported as
occurring spontaneously in lung cancer, 1 in response to successful treatment of carcinoma …

A 47-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer presents with confusion and
dehydration. The serum calcium level is 18.0 mg per deciliter. She has postural hypotension …

T he effects of hypercalcemia on the heart and the consequent modifications in the
electrocardiogram (ECG) are well known. However, arrhythmias are an uncommon …

HYPERCALCEMIA is a relatively frequent medical problem. Among its many causes (Table
1), by far the most common are cancer and primary hyperparathyroidism. 4 Hypercalcemia …

Although hypercalcemia is a well-known complication of malignant diseases, hypocalcemia
seems to be a rather rare one. A 34-yr-old woman with advanced breast cancer who …

This paper reports a retrospective survey of the diagnosis, management and outcome of
hypercalcaemia in patients admitted to a regional oncology centre over a 12-month period; …

DISCUSSION The reported cardiovascular effects of hypercalcemia include hypertension,
arrhythmias, increased myocardial contractility at serum calcium level below 15 mg/dL, and …