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Genetics and Epigenetics of Parathyroid Carcinoma
24 Feb 2022
Abstract excerpt
Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is an extremely rare malignancy, accounting less than 1% of all parathyroid neoplasms, and an uncommon cause of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), characterized by an excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and severe hypercalcemia. As opposed to parathyroid hyperplasia and adenomas, PC is associated with a poor prognosis, due to a commonly unmanageable hypercalcemia, which...
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