Hyperparathyroidism and thyroid disease. A study of their association.
The incidence of hyperparathyroidism was prospectively evaluated in a group of patients with thyroid disease, and the incidence of thyroid disease was retrospectively evaluated in a group of patients specifically referred for evaluation of hyperparathyroidism. Hyperparathyroidism was ten times more frequent in thyroid patients than expected in a general medical population and was especially prevalent in patients with nodular goiter. The incidence of thyroid disease in patients with hyperparathyroidism was 38.8%. Although radiation therapy was shown to be a factor in these associations, it alone could not explain the observed frequency.
D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000150:complications; D006257:Head / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D009333:Neck / Q000528:radiation effects; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology