Surgically proven normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism: Speculation of the possible role of estrogen in the etiology of this disease in premenopausal women

Internal Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 781-785

  Tachibana, Seigo ^a,b   Yokoi, Tadao ^a   Sato, Shinya ^a   Yanase, Toshihiko ^b   Yamashita, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a Yamashita Thyroid and Parathyroid Clinic   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism; Parathyroid adenoma; Parathyroidectomy; Premenopausal women

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM ION; ESTROGEN; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; BONE DENSITY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; GOITER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; REVIEW;

CALCIUM; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, PRIMARY; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE;

EID: 84875908206     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.52.8496     Document Type: Review

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