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ea0026p600 | Clinical case reports | ECE2011

Lady with backache and inadequate work-up for hypercalcemia for 5 years

Rizwan A , Jumani M , ali I , Jamal A , Sheikh Z

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism affects 1% of the world’s population, with majority of cases due to benign parathyroid adenomas. Parathyroid cancer is a rare cause.Case report: This case report describes a 53-year-old lady presenting with nonspecific bone pains, whose initial workup revealed mild hypercalcemia and MRI lumbosacral spine suggestive of multiple myeloma. Subsequent work up, including two bone marrow examinations and serum prot...