title: Spontaneous necrosis of parathyroid adenoma: biochemical and imaging follow-up for two years.
abstract: We report a patient with a biochemically and radiologically confirmed parathyroid adenoma, which underwent spontaneous resolution by necrosis. The patient was followed-up over the subsequent two years during which time the tumour and hypercalcaemia recurred. Sequential radiological and biochemical changes at the time of diagnosis, spontaneous necrosis and recurrence are documented fully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cockram
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor