A patient with solid gynecologic cancer causing lactic acidosis, severe hypercalcemia, and hypoglycemia

Clin Case Rep. 2018 Nov 12;7(1):64-70. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1904. eCollection 2019 Jan.

Abstract

Though rare in cervical cancer patients, paraneoplastic syndrome usually presents with several endocrine and hormonal symptoms. Knowledge of the pathophysiology that underlies these abnormalities is beneficial to diagnosis and treatment. An interdisciplinary approach and test analysis prior to initiating specific treatment is recommended, though prognosis appears poor in advanced cases.

Keywords: cervical squamous cell carcinoma; hypercalcemia; hypoglycemia; insulin‐like growth factor; lactic acidosis; non–islet‐cell tumor hypoglycemia; paraneoplastic syndrome.

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