PubMed · 12943612
Parathyroid tumors.
Abstract
Parathyroid tumors causing primary hyperparathyroidism are common and often remain undiagnosed, despite that the diagnostic work-up is uncomplicated in most patients. The patients often do not receive the appropriate curative treatment, which is surgical. Recent studies show that surgery is beneficial in patients with mild asymptomatic disease, especially in the reversal of bone disease, neuropsychologic symptoms, and dyslipoproteinemia. All patients with the disease deserve a referral to an endocrine surgeon for discussions regarding surgical intervention. Minimally invasive techniques performed in the ambulatory setting have evolved rapidly and show an extraordinary high success rate, low-morbidity rate, and are likely to become the standard treatment for most patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
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Tobias Carling, Robert Udelsman. 2003. Parathyroid tumors.. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11864-003-0007-x
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