[Penile carcinoma with humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy (HHM): a case report]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 1999 Jul;45(7):497-9.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 57-year-old male, with 1.5 cm tumor in his prepuce, was admitted to our institute in Feb. 1990. Circumcision and inguinal lymph node dissection was performed under the diagnosis of T1 disease of penile carcinoma. Pathological evaluation revealed well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). In April 1996, the patient revealed recurrence of the disease in the right inguinal lymph nodes and the lower abdomen, that was diagnosed to be poorly differentiated SCC. Laboratory findings showed elevation of serum calcium, parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) levels. Immunohistochemical staining confirmed production of PTHrP in the tumor tissue. This is the first case report of penile carcinoma that caused humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy in Japan.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / complications*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary
  • Diphosphonates / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hypercalcemia / drug therapy
  • Hypercalcemia / etiology*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes*
  • Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein
  • Penile Neoplasms / complications*
  • Penile Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Penile Neoplasms / pathology
  • Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Diphosphonates
  • PTHLH protein, human
  • Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein
  • Proteins