Parathyroid carcinoma.

Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare endocrine malignancy accounting for less than 1% of all cases of hyperparathyroidism. We present a case of a middle-aged woman who was undiagnosed for 3 years before presenting with renal stones and advanced musculoskeletal disease. Investigations revealed primary hyperparathyroidism.

Management of hyperparathyroidism: a five year surgical experience.

Objective: To summarize the management of hyperparathyroidism at a tertiary care hospital in Lahore, so that the disease characteristics specific to our population could be identified. Also to determine if focused parathyroidectomy was successful without intra operative localization studies.

Methods: Retrospective analysis was conducted on all cases of hyperparathyroidism, managed at the East Surgical Ward, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, during a five year period (2005-2009).