Protean presentations of parathyroid adenoma in childhood

Subrata Dey, Aziz Beawarwala, Saikat GuptaJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons 2017 22(1):40-42Parathyroid adenoma is a rare disease which is known to present with protean manifestations, leading to misdiagnosis in the initial stage of the disease. It is known to pose a diagnostic dilemma to the clinician, in which a high index of suspicion alone often leads to a proper diagnosis and timely management. We encountered two such cases who presented to us with varied presentation, in which nuclear scintigraphy along with intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay played a major role in diagnosis and management.
Source: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research