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Incidence by Cancer Type
Hypercalcemia occurs more frequently in some malignancies (e.g., squamous cell
cancers of the lung, head, neck, and esophagus) than in others. Within each
disease type, the incidence of hypercalcemia varies greatly in reported series.
The frequency of hypercalcemia in some of the commonly involved neoplastic
disorders is shown in the table below.
Incidence of Hypercalcemia by Tumor Type*
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Tumor Type
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Percentage of Patients
Who Develop Hypercalcemia
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*Adapted from Lang-Kummer.[1]
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| Lung |
27.3 |
| Breast |
25.7 |
| Multiple myeloma |
7.3 |
| Head and neck |
6.9 |
| Unknown primary |
4.7 |
| Lymphoma/leukemia |
4.3 |
| Renal |
4.3 |
| Gastrointestinal |
4.1 |
References
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Lang-Kummer J: Hypercalcemia. In: Groenwald SL, Goodman M, Frogge MH, et al., eds.: Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice. 4th ed. Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1997, pp 684-701.
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