[A 31-year-old pregnant woman with refractory hypercalcemia]

Riferimento: 
Internist (Berl). 2012 Dec;53(12):1490-5.
Autori: 
Kühn MW, Blagieva R, Beha D, Hänle M, Reister F, Henne-Bruns D, Pilcher C, Böhm BO, von Wichert G.
Fonte: 
Internist (Berl). 2012 Dec;53(12):1490-5.
Anno: 
2012
Azione: 
I tumori neuroendocrini sono una rara complicanza della gravidanza e raramente causa di ipercalcemia refrattaria. La terapia con octreotide e un intervento di chirurgia cito-riduttiva del tumore ha portato al controllo dei sintomi.
Target: 
Octreotide/tumori neuroendocrini.

ABSTRACT
A 31-year-old pregnant woman presented with refractory severe hypercalcemia due to an advanced neuroendocrine tumor masquerading as hyperemesis gravidarum. Octreotide therapy and extensive tumor debulking surgery resulted in symptom control. After a prolonged stay in the intensive care unit due to parapneumonic acute respiratory distress syndrome, the patient delivered a healthy child. Neuroendocrine tumors are a rare complication of pregnancy and a seldom cause of refractory hypercalcemia.