Hypercalcemia of malignancy is a common complication of certain types of cancers. No
standard therapies exist for the treatment of hypercalcemia secondary to paraneoplastic
syndromes that result in the long-term control of serum calcium levels. We report a case
of metastatic breast cancer with parathyroid hormone–related protein associated with
hypercalcemia of malignancy that was treated with transarterial embolization of the
hepatic metastatic lesions.
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