A Significant Association between Parathyroid Adenoma Volume and Bone Mineral Loss at Distal Forearm

Abstract

The cortical bone is the most severely affected site in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and thus, a low bone mineral density (BMD) is predominantly observed in distal forearm. Several studies have investigated potential associations between the weight of the gland and bone mineral loss. In this study, we wanted to investigate the relationship between parathyroid adenoma (PTA) volume and bone mineral loss.

Keywords

• primary hyperparathyroidism
• bone mineral density
• radius
• parathyroid adenoma
• organ volume