Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is an extremely rare, aggressive and life-threatening form of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). PC accounts for less than 1% of cases of pHPT, predominantly diagnosed in the fifth or sixth decades of life. Most parathyroid carcinomas are diagnosed after surgery.Case description: A 51-year old man was admitted to the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas clinics due to leg pain and general ...