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Case of thymic parathyroid carcinoma in a haemodialysis patient: application of tumour chemosensitivity testing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

I. A. Srouji ,
A. Resouly  and
I. A. Cree
I. A. Srouji
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
A. Resouly
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
I. A. Cree
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
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Abstract

Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare tumour, which is often difficult to diagnose. This is especially true in patients with pre-existing tertiary hyperparathyroidism of end-stage renal disease. A case is presented of parathyroid carcinoma in a haemodialysis patient withunusual thymic involvement. After demonstrating the difficulty in pre-operative diagnosis and risk of recurrence, the importance of non-surgical treatment options is discussed and the investigation of individual tumour chemosensitivity is introduced, which is new to this type of cancer.

Keywords

Thymus GlandHyperparathyroidismTreatment
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 118 , Issue 2 , February 2004 , pp. 162 - 164
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2004

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