Hypercalcemia, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Claudio Marcocci, MD, is Professor of Endocrinology at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Director of the Postgraduate School in Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa and Director of the Endocrine Unit 2, University Hospital of Pisa. Over the years he has combined its clinical appointments with basic, translational and clinical research in the fields of parathyroid and thyroid diseases and vitamin D. Over the last 10 years he has contributed original work on the management of Graves' orbitopathy, the calcium sensing receptor, clinical aspects of primary hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism and the molecular mechanisms of parathyroid tumorigenesis. Member of several Scientific Associations: Italian Society of Endocrinology, Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism and Skeletal Diseases, European Thyroid Association, American Thyroid Association, Endocrine Society, American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

Physiology of Calcium Homeostasis: An Overview
Pathophysiology of Hypercalcemia
Sporadic Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Nontraditional Aspects of Sporadic Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Tertiary and Postrenal Transplantation Hyperparathyroidism
Hereditary Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Parathyroid Carcinoma and Ectopic Secretion of Parathyroid hormone
Endocrine Disorders with Parathyroid Hormone-Independent Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
Vitamin D-dependent Hypercalcemia
Drug-Related Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia in Pregnancy
Rare Causes of Hypercalcemia
Treatment of Hypercalcemia of Malignancy