Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Lithium-associated hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is an under-recognised side effect of chronic lithium therapy. Cessation of lithium may precipitate relapse of psychiatric illness. Potential treatment with cinacalcet has been described in two case series recently.Aim: We present two cases of HPT secondary to lithium therapy used for bipolar affective disorder, which were successfully managed with cinacalcet.Results: Patient...

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and concomitant medullary thyroid disease is well described in literature as part of multiple endocrine neoplasia. However, coexistence of PHPT and papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has only been scarcely documented in sporadic case reports and some surgical series.We present two unusual cases of PHPT associated with synchronous multifocal PTC.Cases: A 62-year-old woman with sporadic PHPT...