A Case of Parathyroid Carcinoma with Presented Lung Metastases
Parathyroid carcinoma is one of the rarest endocrinologic tumors. It covers on average %1 of all hyperparathyroid cases. It can be seen as a part of genetic syndromes or generally as sporadic cases. Man/Woman ratio is 0,8/1 . 90% of parathyroid carcinoma is usually hormonally active and presents...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Alanya |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/medalanya/issue/39772/403856?publisher=alku |
| Summary: | Parathyroid
carcinoma is one of the rarest endocrinologic tumors. It covers on average %1 of all hyperparathyroid cases. It can be seen as a part of genetic
syndromes or generally as sporadic
cases. Man/Woman ratio is 0,8/1 . 90% of parathyroid carcinoma is usually
hormonally active and presents with hypercalcemia clinic, and in many cases
also a palpable or detectable big
neck mass is present. Our case is an exciting and rare
case due to first presentation is hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidia with
lung methastazes without detectable parathyroid
mass in neck. |
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| ISSN: | 2587-0319 |