ea0038p173 | Neoplasia, cancer and late effects | SFEBES2015
Khurana Ramneet
, Gandhi Ashu
, Issa Basil
A 27 year old male patient with severe cardiomyopathy secondary to Epirubicin chemotherapy for rhabdomyosarcoma in infancy was noted to be hypercalcaemic during the course of admission for severe inotrope dependant congestive cardiac failure. Biochemical investigations confirmed a diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism (corrected Calcium 3.10 mmol/l, PTH 22 pmol/l, Vitamin D 77 nmol/l).His brother had undergone trans-sphenoidal pituitary surgery for ac...