A parathyroid cancer with soporous state, depression, and severe cognitive decline in acute renal failure
This report describes a case of parathyroid carcinoma (PC) with an uncommon first clinical presentation: soporous state, depression, and severe cognitive decline in association with acute renal failure. After discovering extremely high serum calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels, the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) was made and a surgical en bloc resection was performed. After the surgical intervention, the histological examination revealed the presence of a malignant parathyroid disease, thus confirming our first preoperative suspicion.
Source: Clinical Case Reports - Category: General Medicine Authors: Federica Vultaggio,
Barbara Martino,
Letizia Nitro,
Emanuela Fuccillo,
Giovanni Felisati,
Loredana De  Pasquale Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research
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