Quartey Benjamin, Shriver Craig, Russell Daniel
National Capital Consortium, National Naval Medical Center, General Surgery Department, 8901 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA.
National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, General Surgery/Surgical Oncology Department, Bldg 2 Rm 5512, 6900 Georgia Ave, Washington, DC 20307, USA.
World J Oncol. 2011 Jun;2(3):138-142. doi: 10.4021/wjon311w. Epub 2011 Jun 8.
Parathyroid carcinoma is an uncommon endocrine malignancy and the probability of an intrathyroidal location is low. We report a case of intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma presenting as asymptomatic high normal serum calcium and slightly elevated intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) making preoperative suspicion and diagnosis extremely difficult.
甲状旁腺癌是一种罕见的内分泌恶性肿瘤,位于甲状腺内的可能性较低。我们报告一例甲状腺内甲状旁腺癌病例,表现为血清钙处于无症状的略高于正常水平以及完整甲状旁腺激素(iPTH)轻度升高,这使得术前怀疑和诊断极为困难。