title: Early changes in parathyroid function after high-dose irradiation of the neck.
abstract: Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) will develop years later in a number of patients irradiated to the neck for benign diseases. Twenty-nine patients with malignant diseases were studied for 3 years after irradiation with cancer therapeutic doses to the neck. The serum concentration of parathyroid hormone (iPTH) showed an increasing trend suggesting that HPT also might develop in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Physiology, Finsen Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Holten
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Petersen
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D009333:Neck / Q000528:radiation effects*; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium