title: Parathyroid carcinoma in a child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Dickson
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Margraf
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Guzzetta
mesh_terms: 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