title: Documentation of parathyroid carcinoma fifteen years after resection of a parathyroid 'adenoma'.
abstract: This report describes a 40-year-old man in whom the diagnosis of parathyroid carcinoma was made almost 15 years after resection of the primary lesion. The case emphasizes the importance of recognizing pre and intraoperative factors that differentiate between parathyroid adenoma and carcinoma and illustrates that surgical palliation is feasible in selected patients with parathyroid carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester 01655.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ebner
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Emerson
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium