Giant parathyroid adenoma presenting with multiple pathologic fractures: A case report.
Hassan AbshiriniMahsa HeidariAli FahimiParastoo GhorbaniErfan GhadirzadehSasan ShafieiPublished in: Clinical case reports (2023)
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), a common endocrine condition, with elevated parathormone production causes increased blood calcium levels. Parathyroid adenomas cause the majority of PHPT cases. Significant hypercalcemia can result from giant parathyroid adenomas. A calcium crisis may not always arise in these individuals, despite enormous parathyroid adenomas and high parathyroid hormone levels, and the masses may first be mistaken for a thyroid mass. In this article, we discuss the case of a 57-year-old Iranian man who suffered from PHPT due to a massive parathyroid adenoma and had a history of extreme fatigue and several traumatic fractures. As specialists, we should have a strong clinical suspicion of giant parathyroid adenoma as reason of hyperparathyroidism. In patients with multiple bone problems such as pain and multiple pathological fractures and elevated levels of calcium and PTH, the diagnosis of GPA must be considered and their preferred treatment is surgery.
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