A rare case of three years disease free survival in a locally advanced parathyroid carcinoma successfully excised by complete surgical resection

  • Abdul Ahad Sohail
  • , Bushra Ayub
  • , Syed Akbar Abbas
  • , Shafqat Ali Sheikh
  • , Talha Ahmed Qureshi
  • , Muhammad Usman
  • , Asad Diwan

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Abstract

Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is one of the rarest malignancies making approximately 0.005% of all cancers. It may arise sporadically or less commonly, in conjunction with genetic endocrine syndromes. Due to the rarity of the disease, no general consensus or definitive guidelines exist for its pre-operative diagnosis, management, or follow up. Surgical tumor removal is the gold standard treatment to prevent its recurrence. Parathyroid carcinoma has a high recurrence rate ranging from 40 to 60% in recent literature. We report a case of a seventy-year-old elderly female with locally advanced parathyroid carcinoma successfully surgically excised completely with a 3 year disease free survival period without adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)62-65
Number of pages4
JournalAnnals of Medicine and Surgery
Volume57
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2020

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Complete surgical resection
  • Parathyroid carcinomas
  • Primary hyperparathyroidism
  • Thyroid lobectomy

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