Hypercalcemia in Hodgkin's Disease

BONE involvement in Hodgkin's disease is not uncommon. Variation in the frequency of this complication apparently is dependent upon the thoroughness of the autopsy examination. Clinically and roentgenologically, bony lesions have been reported in 0 to 26 per cent of the cases.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 On pathological examination involvement of the skeletal system is more frequent — 30 to 78 per cent.1 2 3 , 5 , 11 Steiner5 concludes that if extensive examination of the red marrow is made in patients succumbing to this disease, evidence of bone involvement would be found in every case. Because of the infrequency of destruction of the bony cortex, x-ray diagnosis is . . .