title: Prolonged remission of hypercalcaemia due to parathyroid carcinoma with pamidronate.
abstract: Parathyroid carcinoma is rare and the associated hypercalcaemia is often resistant to all treatment. A case is described in which prolonged control of hypercalcaemia has been achieved by infrequent infusions of pamidronate despite continuing hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Newrick
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Braatvedt
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sheffield
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Corrall
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077268:Pamidronate; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D000077268:Pamidronate; D002118:Calcium