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Giant parathyroid carcinoma: Diagnostic, difficulties and therapeutic strategies: A case report
Laila Bouzayan1, Mohamed Yassine Mabrouk1, Hassane Ait Ali1
1Department of Visceral Surgery and Digestive Oncology A, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, Morocco.
Introduction:
Parathyroid carcinoma is a very aggressive malignant tumor. It is mostly revealed by clinical primary hyperparathyroidism.
Case Presentation:
We report a rare case of parathyroid carcinoma in a 61-year-old-male patient who presented with a painless right-sided cervical tumefaction of hard consistency associated with cervical lymphadenopathy. Cervical ultrasonography showed a right parathyroid mass with intimate contact with the homolateral thyroid lobe. A parathyroidectomy enlarged to the adjacent thyroid parenchyma with a selective neck dissection level VI was performed.
Clinical Discussion:
The clinical presentation is most often manifested with clinical features of primary hyperparathyroidism associating bone disorders. Surgery remains the treatment of choice. The benefit of adjuvant treatments is controversial and remains to be evaluated.
Conclusion:
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare tumor. This rare entity is often presented with clinicobiological features of severe primary hyperparathyroidism.
