2024
Efficacy of Oral Cinacalcet in Non-PTH Nonmalignant Hypercalcemia from Excess 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D
Mohan S, Sheehan M, Tebben P, Wermers R. Efficacy of Oral Cinacalcet in Non-PTH Nonmalignant Hypercalcemia from Excess 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D. JCEM Case Reports 2024, 2: luae022. PMID: 38476635, PMCID: PMC10928506, DOI: 10.1210/jcemcr/luae022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow PTHTherapeutic optionsCalcium levelsNormalization of calcium levelsElevated serum calcium levelsSerum calcium levelsMechanism(s) of actionOral cinacalcetSymptomatic hypocalcemiaCinacalcet doseRecurrent nephrolithiasisUrine calciumRare causeGranulomatous diseaseCinacalcetHypercalcemiaFollow-upSymptomatic benefitGenetic testingBiallelic variantsGenetic mutationsMechanism(s)Mild decreasePTHMalignancy
2018
Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors: what an endocrinologist should know
Boland J, Tebben P, Folpe A. Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors: what an endocrinologist should know. Journal Of Endocrinological Investigation 2018, 41: 1173-1184. PMID: 29446010, DOI: 10.1007/s40618-018-0849-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-induced osteomalaciaPhosphaturic mesenchymal tumorMesenchymal tumorsCase of tumor-induced osteomalaciaRare cause of osteomalaciaPhosphaturic hormone fibroblast growth factor 23Recurrent genetic eventsHormone fibroblast growth factor 23Renal phosphate wastingFibroblast growth factor 23Autocrine/paracrine signaling loopTubular phosphate reabsorptionProgressive muscle weaknessProximal tubular phosphate reabsorptionConstellation of symptomsMolecular genetic aspectsBone painCalcitriol therapyCurative surgeryOncogenic osteomalaciaOffending tumorRare causeSurgical removalClinical featuresPrimary treatment