Lung Adenocarcinoma with Coexistent Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Tezcan Kaya *
Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
Ceyhun Varım
Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
Ahmet Nalbant
Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.
Ali Tamer
Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya University, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The simultaneous presence of lung carcinoma and primary hyperparathyroidism, both causative conditions for hypercalcemia, is quite rare. A 56-year-old woman was diagnosed with hypercalcemia, caused by asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism attributable to a parathyroid adenoma. During evaluation, a lung mass was detected and diagnosed as lung adenocarcinoma on biopsy. We report the coexistence of primary hyperparathyroidism with malignancy in a patient who has hypercalcemia.
Keywords: Hypercalcemia, hyperparathyroidism, lung carcinoma, parathyroid hormone.