title: [Parathyroid carcinoma].
abstract: The parathyroid carcinoma is a rare cause of primary hyperparathyroidism. It deserves special attention in regard to diagnosis and treatment. Within a period of 10 years we observed 117 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) at the University Hospitals of Ulm and Heidelberg. In five patients a parathyroid carcinoma was found, corresponding to an incidence of 4.4%. In four of five patients no clinical signs were evident preoperatively indicating a parathyroid malignancy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000097:blood; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000473:pathology; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D010710:Phosphates; D002118:Calcium
vernacular_title: Beobachtungen zum Epithelkörperchencarcinom.