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Parathyroid carcinoma and primary autoimmune hypothyroidism in an elderly woman
A Loviselli1, L Sammartano, G L Mastinu
1Cattedra di Endocrinologia, University of Cagliari, Italy.
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
|February 1, 1997
Abstract:
Severe hyperparathyroidism due to parathyroid carcinoma and Hashimoto's thyroiditis was observed in a 69-yr-old Sardinian woman. To our knowledge, this association has not been reported so far. Given the high prevalence of autoimmune disease in elderly women, a random occurrence of the two conditions could represents the most probable explanation.