title: A case report of 20 lung radiofrequency ablation sessions for 50 lung metastases from parathyroid carcinoma causing hyperparathyroidism.
abstract: A 47-year-old man presented with multiple lung metastases from parathyroid carcinoma that caused hyperparathyroidism and refractory hypercalcemia. Lung radiofrequency (RF) ablation was repeated to decrease the serum calcium and parathyroid hormone levels and improve general fatigue. Pulmonary resection was combined for lung hilum metastases. The patient is still alive 4 years after the initial RF session. He has received 20 RF sessions for 50 lung metastases during this period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan. m-tochio@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tochio
authors.forename: Haruyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takaki
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamakado
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uraki
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kashima
authors.forename: Atsuhiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakatsuka
authors.forename: Motoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takao
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimamoto
authors.forename: Tomohito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tarukawa
authors.forename: Hideto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimpo
authors.forename: Kan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016105:Parathyroidectomy