Cervico-mediastinal carcinoma of the parathyroid: report of a case

Pezzullo, L.; Chiofalo, M.G.; Losito, N.S.; Caracò, C.; Marone, U.; Mozzillo, N.

Tumori 89(4 Suppl): 280-281

2003


ISSN/ISBN: 0300-8916
PMID: 12903621
Document Number: 564160
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare malignancy. We report the case of a 66 years old man referred to our department for a large substernal goiter suspected as a thyroid cancer associated with severe hyperparathyroidism. After normalization of serum levels of calcemia, total thyroidectomy and subtotal parathyroidectomy was performed. Histopathology revealed a parathyroid cancer of 450 g.

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