Immunohistochemical localization of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) and serum PTHrP in normocalcemic patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma

Hypercalcemia associated with parathyroi

Hypercalcemia associated with parathyroid hormone–related protein at the terminal stage of uncomplicated squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck region

✍ Megumi Fujikawa; Yutaka Takata; Ken Okamura; Mizuho Nakagawa; Akira Tateishi; Hi 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 524 KB

## Abstract ## Background Parathyroid hormone–related protein (PTHrP) is mainly responsible for hypercalcemia in squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). ## Methods We retrospectively checked the appearance of hypercalcemia among 33 patients who died with head and neck SCC. Serum concentrations of C‐ter