A case of parathyroid carcinoma with hypercalcemia responsive to cinacalcet therapy

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 291-296

  Szmuilowicz, Emily D ^a   Utiger, Robert D ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD INSTITUTES OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcimimetic; Cinacalcet; Hypercalcemia; Hyperparathyroidism; Parathyroid carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CINACALCET; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PARATHYROID HORMONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PARATHYROID CARCINOMA; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PARATHYROID SCINTISCANNING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, PRIMARY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAPHTHALENES; NECK; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646554190     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0189     Document Type: Article

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