Miguel Cepeda Jimenez
Department of Internal Medicine, Mexico City, MexicoTitle : Hypercalcemia of malignancy in woman
Abstract
Hypercalcemia of malignancy is
a complication of certain solid tumors. This is a 47 years old female who presented in emergency department with bone pain,
irritability, disoriented in
person and site, coprolalia and pallor in teguments. A physical examination
showed a solid lesion of 2 cm in the right breast. The laboratory test revealed
serum calcium of 13mg/dl, hemoglobin 9 mg/dl.
A computed tomography revealed
hypo dense images in vertebral bodies and
skull. The treatment started with intravenous fluid, diuretics and
analgesics. The biopsy of breast reported carcinoma ductal infiltrating.
Biography
Miguel Cepeda study medicine in Instituto Politecnico Nacional (Mexico City). Course Internal Medicine in ISSSEMyM, after Medical Oncology in Hospital General de Mexico (Mexico City). Actually works in the department of Internal Medicine in IMSS (Mexico City) and Medical Oncology. I published some articles relationated with some endocrinological diseases and cancer.