Hypercalcemia in accelerated phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is very rare.
Its pathogenesis is considered humoral hypercalcemia of malignancies mediated by
parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP). In severe hypercalcemia, calcifications in
kidneys, skin, vessels, heart, and stomach may occur. Our two cases were admitted because
of severe hypercalcemia in accelerated phase of CML. On Tc-99m methylene
diphosphonate (MDP) bone scintigraphies, a marked tracer accumulation was seen in the …