Treatment of a malignant pancreatic endocrine tumour secreting parathyroid hormone related protein.

Abstract

calcaemia.A NMeta-iodo-benzylguanidine scan showed no tumour uptake and a technetium bone scan no bone metastases.Urinarv concentration of vanillylmandelic acid and serum concentrations of calcitonin, 1,25 hydroxy vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, somato- statin, and gut peptides were normal.He was treated with cisplatin and doxorubicin chemotherapy' given