Occult Lung Malignancy Presenting With Severe Paraneoplastic Hypercalcemia as an Early Diagnostic Clue in a Patient With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Smoking History: A Diagnostic Challenge Mimicking Chronic Infection.
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- 10.7759/cureus.109408
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- 2026 May
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- Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.109408,
title = {Occult Lung Malignancy Presenting With Severe Paraneoplastic Hypercalcemia as an Early Diagnostic Clue in a Patient With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Smoking History: A Diagnostic Challenge Mimicking Chronic Infection.},
author = {Jesiah N and Jayathilake N and Peiris M},
year = {2026},
journal = {Cureus},
doi = {10.7759/cureus.109408},
url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.109408}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Occult Lung Malignancy Presenting With Severe Paraneoplastic Hypercalcemia as an Early Diagnostic Clue in a Patient With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Smoking History: A Diagnostic Challenge Mimicking Chronic Infection. AU - Jesiah N AU - Jayathilake N AU - Peiris M PY - 2026 JO - Cureus DO - 10.7759/cureus.109408 UR - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.109408 ER -
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N, J., N, J., & M, P. (2026). Occult Lung Malignancy Presenting With Severe Paraneoplastic Hypercalcemia as an Early Diagnostic Clue in a Patient With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Smoking History: A Diagnostic Challenge Mimicking Chronic Infection.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.109408
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