Tuesday, 2 April 2024

CASE 755: PARATHYROID TUMOR, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr LÝ VĂN PHÁl, Dr HỒ KHÁNH ĐỨC, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM

 A woman in her 58 s with osteoarthritis pain for years but failed in management. Blood calcium raising ( 3.14mmol/l), elevated PTH, and critical osteoporosis.



Ultrasound detected a # 34x11 mm hypoechoic mass at posterior face of left lobe of thyroid maybe a parathyroid tumor. 


And many stones in both two kidneys.


MSCT confirmed the left parathyroid tumor.



Operation performed to remove the parathyroid tumor.




Histopathological result was a parathyroid tumor with intact capsule.




PTH came back of 15.89 pg/mL after removing the parathyroid tumor.



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