Giant parathyroid adenoma: a case report and review of the literature
Abstract Background Giant parathyroid adenoma is a rare type of parathyroid adenoma defined as weighing > 3.5 g. They present as primary hyperparathyroidism but with more elevated laboratory findings and more severe clinical presentations due to the larger tissue mass. This is the first reported...
Main Authors: | Mohamed S. Al-Hassan, Menatalla Mekhaimar, Walid El Ansari, Adham Darweesh, Abdelrahman Abdelaal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2257-7 |
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