Parathyroid carcinoma: A clinical study of seven cases of functioning and two cases of nonfunctioning parathyroid cancer

摘要: Seven cases of functioning and two nonfunctioning parathyroid carcinoma are presented together with a general discussion this disease. Functioning may be associated prolonged survival. The morbidity mortality from disease generally related to the hypercalcemia that occurs. is best treated excision local recurrences; however, surgery most often palliative seldom curative. operative results were obtained when could localized preoperatively. Neck mediastinal exploration in absence physical or radiographic evidence recurrence failed affect serum calcium levels. Two patients non-functioning cancer did poorly compared those carcinoma. few reported literature also suggestive more aggressive failure tumor produce hormone allow it escape clinical attention until has achieved an advanced state.