A giant parathyroid carcinoma cause deformation of thorax: Case report
Lu Guo,
Zhixin Shen,
Luyao Zhang
Affiliations
Lu Guo
Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Shandong, China
Zhixin Shen
Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Shandong, China
Luyao Zhang
Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Shandong, China; Corresponding author. Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, 261035, Shandong, China.
We present a rare case of a large parathyroid carcinoma (PC) characterized by severe hyperparathyroidism, hypercalcemia, and osteoporosis. Long-standing calcium loss resulted in thoracic and facial deformities, initially misdiagnosed as oral malignancy.
