Parathyroid adenoma after radiation in an 8-year-old boy.
We describe an 8-year-old boy who had asymptomatic hypercalcemia 4 years after radiotherapy involving the left orbit and lungs. A right parathyroid adenoma was diagnosed, and normocalcemia was achieved after its removal. Routine monitoring of serum calcium and phosphate levels is recommended for children after head and neck irradiation.
Gillis
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Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Hirsch
H J
HJ
Landau
H
H
Schiller
M
M
Lebensart
P D
PD
Peylan-Ramu
N
N
D000236:Adenoma / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood
D013963:Thyroid Hormones