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Published on: March 14, 2017
Spontaneous regression of hypercalcemia in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism and prolactinoma
V Baskar1, D Kamalakannan, B M Singh
1Department of Medicine, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. baskar@doctors.org.uk
Abstract:
We describe a unique case of spontaneous resolution of hyperparathyroidism in a lady with combined parathyroid adenoma and prolactinoma, raising the possibility of underlying multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) 1 syndrome. We also discuss the mechanism and natural history of such spontaneous remission.
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