title: Parathyroid carcinoma.
abstract: Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare form of endocrine malignancy accounting for only a small minority of cancer cases. Due to the rarity of this cancer, there are no generalized guidelines for its management; however, surgery remains to be the mainstay therapy. The purpose of this article is to review and summarize the available literature on parathyroid carcinoma, while discussing proposed staging systems and the role of available adjuvant therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel. Electronic address: abbas@hadassah.org.il.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Kurd
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mekel
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel. Electronic address: hmazeh@hadassah.org.il.
authors.forename: Haggi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mazeh
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis
keywords: Carcinoma; Management; Parathyroid; Review