A giant parathyroid carcinoma cause deformation of thorax: Case report
We present a rare case of a large parathyroid carcinoma (PC) characterized by severe hyperparathyroidism, hypercalcemia, and osteoporosis. Long-standing calcium loss resulted in thoracic and facial deformities, initially misdiagnosed as oral malignancy.
Authors
- Zhixin Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7592-9082)
- Lu Guo
- Luyao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8722-2690)
Institutions
- Second Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of TCM (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heliyon
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38519
- Primary Topic
- Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00