Pancreatitis caused by hypercalcemia of malignant origin
Tadeo Ruiz, G.; Ais Conde, G.; Vázquez Santos, P.; Manzanares, J.J.
Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas Organo Oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva 88(9): 640-642
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 1130-0108 PMID: 8962782 Document Number: 468419
Malignant hypercalcemia is seldom the cause of an acute pancreatitis; this complication is more frequent when hypercalcemia is due to hyperparathyroidism. We present a case of acute pancreatitis triggered by a malignant hypercalcemia as the first sign of the neoplastic process. Solid tumors with bone extension can produce hypercalcemia and may be the origin of hypercalcemic pancreatitis.