title: Parathyroid carcinoma in a child: unusual presentation with seizures.
abstract: The second reported case of carcinoma of the parathyroid gland in a child 15 years of age or younger is presented. This case is also remarkable in its extremely unusual presentation with seizures, theorized to be associated with hypercalcemia and/or a negative magnesium balance.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*