## Abstract ## Background Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare malignancy affecting 0ยท5โ5 per cent of all patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. This article reviews the literature on the pathogenesis, pathology, clinical features, diagnosis and management of parathyroid carcinoma. ## Methods A M
Parathyroid carcinoma
โ Scribed by Elizabeth A. Mittendorf; Christopher R. McHenry
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 83 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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