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Parathyroid Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Marcocci Claudio,
Cetani Filomena,
Rubin Mishaela R,
Silverberg Shonni J,
Pinchera Aldo,
Bilezikian John P
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of bone and mineral research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.882
H-Index - 241
eISSN - 1523-4681
pISSN - 0884-0431
DOI - 10.1359/jbmr.081018
Subject(s) - parathyroid carcinoma , medicine , primary hyperparathyroidism , malignancy , cancer , carcinoma , disease , parathyroid neoplasm , pathogenesis , hyperparathyroidism , parathyroid adenoma , pathology , oncology
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare cause of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) (<1%) and is usually associated with more severe clinical manifestations than its much more common benign counterpart, the parathyroid adenoma [1–3].