A case of hyperparathyroidism associated with radiation to the head and neck area.
Hyperparathyroidism due to a hyperfunctioning parathyroid adenoma developed in a 57-year-old woman exposed to radiation for facial hirsutism, in whom other tumors of the head and neck had occurred. The details of history and the implications of causal relationship are presented.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000209:etiology*; D005145:Face / Q000528:radiation effects; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology