Case of thymic parathyroid carcinoma in a haemodialysis patient: application of tumour chemosensitivity testing.
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare tumour, which is often difficult to diagnose. This is especially true in patients with pre-existing tertiary hyperparathyroidism of end-stage renal disease. A case is presented of parathyroid carcinoma in a haemodialysis patient with unusual thymic involvement. After demonstrating the difficulty in pre-operative diagnosis and risk of recurrence, the importance of non-surgical treatment options is discussed and the investigation of individual tumour chemosensitivity is introduced, which is new to this type of cancer.
Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK. isrouji@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic; D010280:Parathyroid Glands; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016105:Parathyroidectomy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery