hypercalcemia of malignancy cause
- related: Oncology
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- increased PTHrP
- mostly from sqCC of lung. More localized tumors
- increased osteolysis from bone metastases
- breast and myeloma
- increased peripheral calcium conversion to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
- lymphomas such as Hodgkins
- ectopic PTH secretion