Unforeseen Hodgkin Lymphoma Hidden behind Hypercalcemia
As one of the leading causes of hypercalcemia, malignancy is an essential consideration when patients present with such symptomology. While certain tumors are more known to cause hypercalcemia, it can occur with almost any type of cancer. Hodgkin lymphoma is an infrequent cause of hypercalcemia. Onl...
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| description | As one of the leading causes of hypercalcemia, malignancy is an essential consideration when patients present with such symptomology. While certain tumors are more known to cause hypercalcemia, it can occur with almost any type of cancer. Hodgkin lymphoma is an infrequent cause of hypercalcemia. Only a few case reports have been published in the literature to date. We report an unusual case of a 61-year-old female who presented with altered mental status, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness and was found to have multiple enlarged lymph nodes, and blood work showed hypercalcemia. Biopsy of the cervical lymph node showed Hodgkin lymphoma of the nodular sclerosis subtype. Our case aims to raise awareness of this rare but significant presentation of hypercalcemia and how timely treatment of calcium levels can facilitate the employment of available chemotherapeutic options. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-07d4a3db38ea43439f6d212415df48ee2025-02-03T05:50:14ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142019-01-01201910.1155/2019/41293494129349Unforeseen Hodgkin Lymphoma Hidden behind HypercalcemiaMoutaz Ghrewati0Balraj Singh1Parminder Kaur2Michael Maroules3Internal Medicine Department at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, 703 Main St., Paterson, NJ 07503, USAHematology-Oncology Department at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, 703 Main St., Paterson, NJ 07503, USAInternal Medicine Department at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, 703 Main St., Paterson, NJ 07503, USAHematology-Oncology Fellowship at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, 703 Main St., Paterson, NJ 07503, USAAs one of the leading causes of hypercalcemia, malignancy is an essential consideration when patients present with such symptomology. While certain tumors are more known to cause hypercalcemia, it can occur with almost any type of cancer. Hodgkin lymphoma is an infrequent cause of hypercalcemia. Only a few case reports have been published in the literature to date. We report an unusual case of a 61-year-old female who presented with altered mental status, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness and was found to have multiple enlarged lymph nodes, and blood work showed hypercalcemia. Biopsy of the cervical lymph node showed Hodgkin lymphoma of the nodular sclerosis subtype. Our case aims to raise awareness of this rare but significant presentation of hypercalcemia and how timely treatment of calcium levels can facilitate the employment of available chemotherapeutic options.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4129349 |
| spellingShingle | Moutaz Ghrewati Balraj Singh Parminder Kaur Michael Maroules Unforeseen Hodgkin Lymphoma Hidden behind Hypercalcemia Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | Unforeseen Hodgkin Lymphoma Hidden behind Hypercalcemia |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Unforeseen Hodgkin Lymphoma Hidden behind Hypercalcemia |
| title_short | Unforeseen Hodgkin Lymphoma Hidden behind Hypercalcemia |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4129349 |
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