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Despite initial treatment focused on pancreatitis and subsequent organ failure, hypercalcemia persisted, leading to rapid progressive metastatic calcifications in multiple organs. Parathyroidectomy during ongoing pancreatitis successfully reduced calcium levels but not the calcifications. After 4 months of complications and persistent pain, the patient declined further treatment and ultimately succumbed to the disease. The current literature primarily reports single-organ metastatic calcifications due to PHPT. This case represents the only lethal case of systemic metastatic calcifications in the current century. Physicians should be aware of the potential deterioration of hypercalcemia following elective surgery, particularly in the context of renal impairment. 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