Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: While the histopathological diagnosis is parathyroid adenoma in majority of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT),parathyroid hyperplasia, atypical parathyroid adenoma or parathyroid carcinoma can be seen in others. Although it is known that serum calcium (Ca) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels are higher in patients with parathyroid carcinoma, there are not any cut-off value for serum Ca, phosphorus (P) and PTH levels defined for different histopathological ...