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From Postpartum Metastatic Cancer to Parathyroid Adenoma: A Case Report

Tatjana Bačun orcid.org/0000-0001-7012-5325 ; University Hospital Centre Osijek, Internal Medicine Clinic, Dept. of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Osijek, Croatia
Aleksandar Kibel ; Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Vjekoslav Wertheimer ; Orthopaedic Clinic, University Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Dijana Kibel ; Department of Emergency Medicine of the Vukovar-Srijem county, Croatia
Dunja Degmečić ; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University J.J. Strossmayer, Osijek, Croatia
Roman Pavić orcid.org/0000-0002-9780-2506 ; Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University J.J. Strossmayer, Osijek, Croatia

Abstract

We present a 36 year old female patient with suspected advanced postpartum metastatic cancer and multiple osteolytic lesions due to which she was referred to the Internal medicine clinic for further diagnostic evaluation. After extensive investigation, it was discovered that the underlying condition was a parathyroid gland adenoma and the patient was treated surgically. Clinicians should note that parathyroid adenoma can mimic metastatic malignant disease, and should make appropriate diagnostic tests that will lead to the correct diagnosis.

Keywords

parathyroid gland adenoma; osteolysis; metastasis; parathyroid hormone; calcium

Hrčak ID:

166101

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/166101

Publication date:

16.9.2015.

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