Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Approximately 25% of patients with parathyroid carcinoma (PC) have metastases; the most frequent sites include cervical lymph nodes (30%) and lungs (40%). Less common are liver, bones and brain. Surgical resection of local or distant metastases (if possible) provides the best control of hypercalcemia and enhances long-term survival.Case description: A 70-year old patient was admitted to hospital with a primary hyperparathyroidism (PH). He did...