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A rare presentation in a case of parathyroid carcinoma.

Authors :
Chaudhuri T
Chaterjee S
Mukherjee SK
Sengupta A
Mukhopadhyay AS
Source :
Journal of the Indian Medical Association [J Indian Med Assoc] 2009 Apr; Vol. 107 (4), pp. 244-5.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Parathyroid carcinoma is a very rare endocrine malignancy, which usually presents with features of hypercalcaemia and a neck mass. Here a case of parathyroid carcinoma, whose only presenting feature was multiple pathological fractures, without any palpable neck mass is reported. En masse resection of the parathyroid mass along with ipsilateral hemithyroidectomy was performed, while the fractures were treated conservatively. At three years follow-up the patient does not have any recurrence or any evidence of metastasis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0019-5847
Volume :
107
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of the Indian Medical Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19810371