Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with thyroid cancer and high calcium levels after surgery
By Lane, Amy E & Wyatt, Kenneth M·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2012·Perth Veterinary Oncology, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Paraneoplastic hypercalcemia in a dog with thyroid carcinoma.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old dog with thyroid cancer was brought in due to high calcium levels, a condition known as paraneoplastic hypercalcemia. After surgery to remove the thyroid tumor, the dog developed low calcium levels and needed supplements to manage this. Despite attempts to reduce the supplements over the next two years, the dog continued to experience low calcium levels. Unfortunately, the dog later passed away from kidney failure, and there was no sign of the thyroid cancer at that time.
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Abstract
This case report describes a dog with thyroid carcinoma and paraneoplastic hypercalcemia. Following thyroidectomy the dog became hypocalcemic and required supplementation with calcitriol and calcium carbonate. During the following 2 years, attempts to reduce the supplementation resulted in hypocalcemia. The dog died from renal failure with no evidence of thyroid carcinoma.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23543930/