title: [Large parathyroid adenoma in a 38-year old woman with primary hyperparathyroidism].
abstract: We report a case of severe primary hyperparathyroidism in a 38 year-old female reporting only vague symptoms. Serum PTH at the time of diagnosis was 201 pmol/l. A palpable, encapsulated chief cell adenoma weighing 25.5 grams was removed and the hyperparathyroidism resolved.
authors.affiliation: Silkeborg Centralsygehus, medicinsk afdeling.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vestergaard
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery