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Long‐standing hypercalcemia in a 78‐years old woman

A 78 years‐old woman was found with worsening hypercalcemia, osteopenia and memory loss during the past 2 years. Multiple, repeated imaging studies failed to reveal the etiology of the primary hyperparathyroidism. Bilateral neck exploration revealed a 4.5 × 2.3 cm right superior parathyroid adenoma...

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Autores principales: Kiriakopoulos, Andreas, Linos, Dimitrios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8077251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33936727
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3994
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Sumario:A 78 years‐old woman was found with worsening hypercalcemia, osteopenia and memory loss during the past 2 years. Multiple, repeated imaging studies failed to reveal the etiology of the primary hyperparathyroidism. Bilateral neck exploration revealed a 4.5 × 2.3 cm right superior parathyroid adenoma in an ectopic position.