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Early changes in parathyroid function after high‐dose irradiation of the neck
Author(s) -
Holten Iben,
Petersen L. J.
Publication year - 1988
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(19881015)62:8<1476::aid-cncr2820620805>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - medicine , parathyroid hormone , hyperparathyroidism , cancer , primary hyperparathyroidism , irradiation , urology , calcium , physics , nuclear physics
Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) will develop years later in a number of patients irradiated to the neck for benign diseases. Twenty‐nine patients with malignant diseases were studied for 3 years after irradiation with cancer therapeutic doses to the neck. The serum concentration of parathyroid hormone (iPTH) showed an increasing trend suggesting that HPT also might develop in these patients.