A giant parathyroid carcinoma cause deformation of thorax: Case report

Lu Guo; Zhixin Shen; Luyao Zhang

Heliyon (Oct 2024)

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.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 19
p. e38519

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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.

Published in Heliyon

ISSN: 2405-8440 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Science (General); Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)
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