A woman in her 58 s with osteoarthritis pain for years but failed in management. Blood calcium raising ( 3.14mmol/l), elevated PTH, and critical osteoporosis.
Ultrasound detected a # 34x11 mm hypoechoic mass at posterior face of left lobe of thyroid maybe a parathyroid tumor.
And many stones in both two kidneys.
MSCT confirmed the left parathyroid tumor.
Operation performed to remove the parathyroid tumor.
Histopathological result was a parathyroid tumor with intact capsule.
PTH came back of 15.89 pg/mL after removing the parathyroid tumor.
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