Parathyroid carcinoma in a child.
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare cause of hypercalcemia in children but should be considered in a child presenting with an extremely elevated serum calcium level. The authors report the fifth case of parathyroid carcinoma in a child less than 16 years of age.
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Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000473:pathology; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D016105:Parathyroidectomy