Table 2.

Surgical information of the 10 cases with recurrent parathyroid carcinoma.

Variables
Trachea, n (%)
Prophylactic tracheostomy and indwelling cannula	6 (60%)
Partial laryngectomy and indwelling tracheal cannula	2 (20%)
Total laryngectomy and indwelling tracheal cannula	2 (20%)
Postoperative serum calcium, mmol/l, median (range)	2.28 (1.66–3.18)
Postoperative PTH, pg/ml, median (range)	82.60 (63.70–900.00)

PTH: parathyroid hormone.