[Parathyroid adenoma in children. A new case].
The case reported concerns a 13 year-old girl presenting with a palpable parathyroid adenoma. Impairment of general condition, weight loss and abdominal pain were the presenting symptoms. Surgical excision of the adenoma led to recovery. The main clinical and laboratory signs of tumoral hyperparathyroidism are reviewed, the misleading character of the presenting symptoms being emphasized.
Adenoma↗