Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is one of the most common causes of non-neoplastic hypercalcemia with characteristically increased or inappropriately normal plasma parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. Hypercalcemia is also a significant feature of patients with multiple myeloma (MM), and a pathogenetic link is presumed between the two diseases, strengthened by preclinical data. Only limited number of case reports of concomitant PHPT and MM are available in the li...