Hiperparatiroidismo primario con compromiso esquelético grave: Un caso de carcinoma paratiroideo / Primary hyperparathyroidism with severe skeletal involvement in one patient with parathyroid carcinoma
Rev. méd. Chile
; 133(1): 77-81, ene. 2005. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Parathyroid carcinoma is an uncommon cause of primary hyperparathyroidism; however, when this condition is severe, cancer must be suspected. We report on a 28-year-old male with severe hypercalcemia, cachexia, acute pancreatitis, urolithiasis, anemia and a severe skelletal involvement with multiple fractures. The patient had a 4-cm parathyroid tumor, that was surgically excised, along with the ipsilateral thyroid lobe. During the postoperative period, he had a severe and prolonged hungry bone syndrome, with a slow recovery of fractures, with functional and anatomical sequelae in the extremities. PTH levels were adequate for the serum calcium during the 16 months of follow-up.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias das Paratireoides
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Fraturas do Fêmur
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Fraturas do Úmero
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Hiperparatireoidismo
Idioma:
Es
Ano de publicação:
2005
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Article