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Sleeping Parathyroid Tumor: Rapid Hyperfunction after Removal of the Dominant Tumor
Author(s) -
Sahzene Yavuz,
William F. Simonds,
Lee S. Weinstein,
Michael T. Collins,
Electron Kebebew,
Naris Nilubol,
Giao Q. Phan,
Steven K. Libutti,
Alan T. Remaley,
Manuel Van Deventer,
Stephen J. Marx
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-3030
Subject(s) - primary hyperparathyroidism , medicine , multiple endocrine neoplasia , hyperparathyroidism , parathyroid chief cell , endocrinology , parathyroid neoplasm , parathyroidectomy , parathyroid hormone , endocrine system , parathyroid gland , parathyroid adenoma , calcium , chemistry , hormone , biochemistry , gene
Due to frequent multiplicity of tumors in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, it may be difficult to decide when to stop a parathyroid exploration. A fall of intraoperative serum PTH by a certain percentage during parathyroid surgery is often used as one criterion for ending the operation.

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