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Patrick J. Maguire, MD; John S. Macdonald, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1981;141(5):687-688.

Abstract
• We report a case of symptomatic hypocalcemia with a calcitonin-producing tumor. This case is unusual for two reasons. First, the primary tumor was a hepatocellular carcinoma that was producing large amounts of calcitonin. To our knowledge, well-defined cases of calcitonin-secreting hepatoma have not been previously reported. Second, the patient's hypercalcemia was shown to be secondary to hypomagnesemic inhibition of parathyroid function and not related to hypercalcitonemia.

(Arch Intern Med 1981;141:687-688)

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Medical Oncology, Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, DC (Dr Maguire), and the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md (Dr Macdonald).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 7, 1980.

Reprint requests to Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg 37, Room 6A-17, Bethesda, MD 20205 (Dr Macdonald).

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