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A case of hyperparathyroidism associated with radiation to the head and neck area
Author(s) -
Rosen Irving B.,
Strawbridge Harry G.,
Bain Jerald
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197509)36:3<1111::aid-cncr2820360341>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperparathyroidism , head and neck , parathyroid adenoma , radiology , surgery
Hyperparathyroidism due to a hyperfunctioning parathyroid adenoma developed in a 57‐year‐old woman exposed to radiation for facial hirsutism, in whom other tumors of the head and neck had occurred. The details of history and the implications of causal relationship are presented.