Oesophageal carcinoma with humoral hypercalcaemia of malignancy and leucocytosis.

We report a case of oesophageal carcinoma with humoral hypercalcaemia of malignancy and leucocytosis in a 66-year-old man. We also demonstrate parathyroid hormone-related protein, by immunohistology. After admission, calcitonin was administered for the hypercalcaemia but the patient died of pneumonia on the 17th day of hospitalization. As oesophageal carcinoma with humoral hypercalcaemia of malignancy and leucocytosis is characterized by rapid progression and metastasis, earlier diagnosis and treatment is mandatory.