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Hyperparathyroid disorders in the dog: primary, secondary and cancer‐associated (pseudo)
Author(s) -
WELLER R. E.,
CULLEN J.,
DAGLE G. E.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1985.tb02207.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypercalcaemia , hypocalcaemia , primary hyperparathyroidism , hyperparathyroidism , parathyroid gland , parathyroid neoplasm , parathyroid adenoma , parathyroid hormone , adenoma , hyperplasia , secondary hyperparathyroidism , cancer , pathology , endocrinology , calcium
ABSTRACT Hyperparathyroid disorders were diagnosed in four dogs: one had primary hyperparathyroidism, characterized by parathyroid adenoma and hyper‐calcaemia; one had renal secondary hyperparathyroidism, characterized by parathyroid gland hyperplasia, hypocalcaemia and renal failure; and two had cancer‐associated hyperparathyroidism (pseudohyperpara‐thyroidism), characterized by the presence of neoplasia, parathyroid gland atrophy, hypercalcaemia and absence of skeletal metastases. Significant clinicopathologic findings included serum concentrations of calcium, phosphorus and immunoreactive parathyroid hormone (PTH), presence or absence of parathyroid and bone lesions, and the presence of non‐parathyroid neoplasia.