Increased RANKL and IL-6 levels might result in high bone turnover in a case of a CD34+/CD117+/myeloperoxidase(+dim) acute myeloid leukemia presenting with severe hypercalcemia and lumbar spine fractures

MeSH terms

• Aged
• Antigens, CD34 / metabolism
• Bone and Bones / cytology*
• Bone and Bones / metabolism
• Humans
• Hypercalcemia / drug therapy
• Hypercalcemia / etiology*
• Hypercalcemia / pathology
• Interleukin-6 / metabolism*
• Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications*
• Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / drug therapy
• Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / enzymology
• Lumbar Vertebrae / drug effects
• Lumbar Vertebrae / injuries*
• Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology
• Male
• Peroxidase / metabolism*
• Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / metabolism
• RANK Ligand / metabolism*
• Spinal Fractures / drug therapy
• Spinal Fractures / etiology*
• Spinal Fractures / pathology