A Case of Parathyroid Carcinoma with Presented Lung Metastases

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hasret Cengiz, Süleyman Baş, Yasemin Tütüncü
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University 2018-11-01
Series:Acta Medica Alanya
Subjects:
parathyroid carcinoma
lung methastazes
case report
paratiroid karsinomu
akciğer metastazı
olgu sunumu
Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/medalanya/issue/39772/403856?publisher=alku
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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.
ISSN:2587-0319

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