Cod liver oil and Viosterol in therapeutic doses are antirachitic in the absence of the parathyroid gland, or of the thymus, or of both.

BACKGROUND Hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor (HPT-JT) syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant multiple tumor syndrome characterized by hyperparathyroidism due to single or multiple-gland parathyroid tumor(s). Since it was first described in 1990, the genetics underlying the syndrome have been elucidated and typical clinical presentations are becoming clarified as literature describing this rare entit...

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Materials and Methods 3.1. Tumor samples 3.2. Immunohistochemical staining and analysis 3.3. Analysis of mtDNA 4. Results and review of the literature 4.1 Renal oncocytoma 4.2 Thyroid oncocytoma 4.3 Parathyroid oncocytoma 4.4 Nasopharyngeal oncocytoma 4.5 Salivary gland oncocytoma 4.6 Adrenal gland oncocytoma 4.7 Pituitary gland oncocytoma 4.8 E...

Parathyroid carcinoma is an uncommon endocrine malignancy and the probability of an intrathyroidal location is low. We report a case of intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma presenting as asymptomatic high normal serum calcium and slightly elevated intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) making preoperative suspicion and diagnosis extremely difficult.

Parathyroid cyst (PC) is a very rare condition. A case of intrathyroidal PC is being reported here in a 53-year-old woman who presented to the endocrine clinic with slowly progressive painless left anterior neck swelling for 1 year with no symptoms of thyroid or parathyroid dysfunction and no compressive symptoms. Ultrasound of the thyroid showed a well-defined cystic lesion measuring 4.7 × 3.6...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate frequency, anatomic presentation, and quantities of supernumerary parathyroids glands in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT1) associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1), as well as the importance of thymectomy, and the benefits of localizing examinations for those glands. METHODS Forty-one patients with hyperparathyroidism associated with MEN1...

Objectives. We compared five parathyroid scintigraphy protocols in patients with primary (pHPT) and secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT) and studied the interobserver agreement. The dual-tracer method ((99m)Tc-sestamibi/(123)I) was used with three acquisition techniques (parallel-hole planar, pinhole planar, and SPECT/CT). The single-tracer method ((99m)Tc-sestamibi) was used with two acquisiti...

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1 or Wermer syndrome) is a rare hereditary disease, and especially its association with ectopic parathyroid adenomas even more. Defined As tumor developing in at least two glands including the anterior pituitary gland, duodeno-pancreatic tissue. This autosomal dominant pathology caused by mutation of NEM1 gene encoding suppressor menin located on chromoso...

The case is described of a woman who died with a functioning parathyroid carcinoma 19 years after removal of two parathyroid tumours, considered at the time to be benign. Following operation hyperparathyroidism subsided, with a short period of hypocalcaemia, and severe osteitis fibrosa cystica healed. Five years before death progressive renal failure developed with normal and later raised serum...

We report the first case of hypercalcemia-induced acute pancreatitis caused by a functioning parathyroid cyst in a 67-year-old man. Laboratory investigation revealed increased serum amylase and lipase, increased serum ionized calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels, and decreased serum phosphate, indicating pancreatitis and primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Abdominal computed tomography ...