Letrozole Induced Hypercalcemia in a Patient with Breast Cancer
Joint Authors
Ipekci, Suleyman Hilmi
Baldane, Suleyman
Ozturk, Ercument
Korkmaz, Huseyin
Colkesen, Fatih
Kebapcilar, Levent
Araz, Murat
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hypersecretion of PTHrP is a relatively common cause of malignancy-related hypercalcemia.
However, there is only one case report of letrozole induced hypercalcemia.
A 52-year-old female patient was referred to our clinic because of the recent discovery of hypercalcemia (11.0 mg/dL).
The patient had a history of left breast carcinoma.
She had started a course of letrozole (aromatase inhibitor; 2.5 mg dose/day) ten months earlier.
Patient’s parathyroid hormone-related protein levels were normal and a bone scintigram revealed no evidence of skeletal metastasis.
Other potential causes of high calcium levels were ruled out.
We recognized that, when letrozole was taken at one dose daily (2.5 mg), she had recurrent hypercalcemia.
Our experience suggests that letrozole may precipitate hypercalcemia in a patient with breast cancer.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ipekci, Suleyman Hilmi& Baldane, Suleyman& Ozturk, Ercument& Araz, Murat& Korkmaz, Huseyin& Colkesen, Fatih…[et al.]. 2014. Letrozole Induced Hypercalcemia in a Patient with Breast Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ipekci, Suleyman Hilmi…[et al.]. Letrozole Induced Hypercalcemia in a Patient with Breast Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ipekci, Suleyman Hilmi& Baldane, Suleyman& Ozturk, Ercument& Araz, Murat& Korkmaz, Huseyin& Colkesen, Fatih…[et al.]. Letrozole Induced Hypercalcemia in a Patient with Breast Cancer. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-484766
