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Diagnosis and management of parathyroid cancer.
Nature reviews. Endocrinology - 1 Oct 2012
Schulte Klaus-Martin, Talat Nadia
Abstract excerpt
Parathyroid cancer is rare, but often fatal, as preoperative identification of malignancy against the backdrop of benign parathyroid disease is challenging. Advanced genetic, laboratory and imaging techniques can help to identify parathyroid cancer. In patients with clinically suspected parathyroid cancer, malignancy of any individual lesion is established by three criteria: demonstration of metastasis, specific...
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