Adamantinoma of the tibia with pulmonary metastases and hypercalcemia

Chest. 1991 Jul;100(1):279-81. doi: 10.1378/chest.100.1.279.

Abstract

Adamantinomas of long bones are rare primary malignant bone tumors. A case of a woman who died of pulmonary metastases of an adamantinoma of the tibia is presented. A unique feature of this case is the association with hypercalcemia. The association of hypercalcemia, hypophosphatemia, decreased parathyroid hormone levels and increased urinary cAMP excretion suggests a humorally mediated hypercalcemia. Histologic and ultrastructural analysis of the pulmonary metastases demonstrated that the tumor was composed of a heterogeneous cell population with mesenchymal and epithelial differentiation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Neoplasms / complications
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Cyclic AMP / blood
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypercalcemia / blood
  • Hypercalcemia / etiology*
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / complications
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Phosphates / blood
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Phosphates
  • Cyclic AMP