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. 2000 Feb;76(892):96–98. doi: 10.1136/pmj.76.892.96

Spontaneous necrosis of parathyroid adenoma: biochemical and imaging follow-up for two years

W Chan 1, C Chow 1, A King 1, V Yeung 1, J Li 1, W So 1, C Cockram 1
PMCID: PMC1741496  PMID: 10644387

Abstract

We report a patient with a biochemically and radiologically confirmed parathyroid adenoma, which underwent spontaneous resolution by necrosis. The patient was followed-up over the subsequent two years during which time the tumour and hypercalcaemia recurred. Sequential radiological and biochemical changes at the time of diagnosis, spontaneous necrosis and recurrence are documented fully.


Keywords: hyperparathyroidism; hypocalcaemia; apoplexy

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