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.
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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