Huge parathyroid carcinoma: Clinical considerations and literature review

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Chiofalo, Maria Grazia ^a   Scognamiglio, Francesco ^a   Losito, Simona ^a   Lastoria, Secondo ^a   Marone, Ugo ^a   Pezzullo, Luciano ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER SIZE; CASE REPORT; GOITER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOCALCEMIA; INCISION; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PARATHYROID CARCINOMA; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 27444434896     PISSN: 14777819     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-3-39     Document Type: Article

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