Abstract
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare disease that usually presents with severe hypercalcemia and marked elevation of parathyroid hormone level. A 64-year-old male patient with repeated episodes of renal stones sustained chronic renal failure. Subsequently, he developed acute uremic symptoms and underwent a left upper parathyroidectomy. Parathyroid carcinoma was diagnosed after surgery. Asymptomatic hypocalcemia was the initial presentation. Protracted symptomatic hypocalcemia developed 8 months postoperatively, accompanied by an extremely high parathyroid hormone level. Delayed "bone hunger" syndrome concomitant with down-regulation of the parathyroid hormone receptors or production of parathyroid hormone with diminished bioactivity may have been the possible causes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 337-341 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 04 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |