TY - JOUR
T1 - T cell Non-Hodgkins lymphoma as a cause of hypercalcemia
T2 - An important differential to remember
AU - Prabhu, Raghunath
AU - Kumar, Neha
AU - Sadhu, Sakshi
AU - Shenoy, Rajgopal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, University of Toronto. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Malignancy often manifests itself as hypercalcaemia, an electrolyte abnormality that can lead to several other systemic consequences. In adult T cell Non- Hodgkins lymphoma, more than half the patients (about 60%) present with symptoms of hypercalcaemia. 1 It is rare in B cell non-hodgkins lymphoma (BNHL), with only 5-8% of cases manifesting with hypercalcaemia. 2 Peripheral T cell lymphomas (PTCL) make up a very small percentage of lymphomas. We present a case of a 46 year old male who initially presented with diffuse abdominal pain and hypercalcemia. He was evaluated for sarcoidosis. Further imaging and a biopsy revealed T-NHL with hypercalcaemia.
AB - Malignancy often manifests itself as hypercalcaemia, an electrolyte abnormality that can lead to several other systemic consequences. In adult T cell Non- Hodgkins lymphoma, more than half the patients (about 60%) present with symptoms of hypercalcaemia. 1 It is rare in B cell non-hodgkins lymphoma (BNHL), with only 5-8% of cases manifesting with hypercalcaemia. 2 Peripheral T cell lymphomas (PTCL) make up a very small percentage of lymphomas. We present a case of a 46 year old male who initially presented with diffuse abdominal pain and hypercalcemia. He was evaluated for sarcoidosis. Further imaging and a biopsy revealed T-NHL with hypercalcaemia.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84929903781
SN - 0833-2207
VL - 91
SP - 22
EP - 24
JO - University of Toronto Medical Journal
JF - University of Toronto Medical Journal
IS - 1
ER -