Nonfunctional Metastatic Parathyroid Carcinoma in the Setting of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A Syndrome

Joint Authors

Posada, M.
Gómez-Ramírez, Joaquín
Luque-Ramírez, Manuel
Guijarro, Mercedes
Martín-Pérez, Elena
Rodríguez-Sánchez, Ana
García-Sanz, Iñigo
Larrañaga, Eduardo

Source

Surgery Research and Practice

Issue

Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2014-02-20

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Parathyroid carcinoma is a very rare malignancy.

It has been associated with hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumour syndrome, familial isolated primary hyperparathyroidism, and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1) and 2A (MEN-2A) syndromes.

We report a 54-year-old man with a MEN-2A which presents with a nonfunctional metastatic parathyroid carcinoma and a pheochromocytoma in the absence of medullary thyroid carcinoma.

Only a few cases of parathyroid carcinoma have been reported in the literature associated with this syndrome.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Posada, M.& Gómez-Ramírez, Joaquín& Luque-Ramírez, Manuel& Guijarro, Mercedes& Martín-Pérez, Elena& Rodríguez-Sánchez, Ana…[et al.]. 2014. Nonfunctional Metastatic Parathyroid Carcinoma in the Setting of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A Syndrome. Surgery Research and Practice،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Posada, M.…[et al.]. Nonfunctional Metastatic Parathyroid Carcinoma in the Setting of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A Syndrome. Surgery Research and Practice No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Posada, M.& Gómez-Ramírez, Joaquín& Luque-Ramírez, Manuel& Guijarro, Mercedes& Martín-Pérez, Elena& Rodríguez-Sánchez, Ana…[et al.]. Nonfunctional Metastatic Parathyroid Carcinoma in the Setting of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A Syndrome. Surgery Research and Practice. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1047662

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1047662