Kenza Benali, Jihan Aarab, Houda Benmessaoud, Abdelati Nourreddine, Sanaa El Majjaoui, Hanan El Kacemi, Tayeb Kebdani, Noureddine Benjaafar
Radiation oncology journal 2021 JunParathyroid carcinoma is an uncommon endocrine malignancy comprising 0.5%-2% of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. The probability of an intrathyroidal location is low (0.2%) and make preoperative suspicion and diagnosis challenging. Less than 20 cases of intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma have been reported. We introduce a case of intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma mimicking a suspicious thyroid nodule, and review the literature, with a focus on the role of adjuvant radiotherapy.
Kenza Benali, Jihan Aarab, Houda Benmessaoud, Abdelati Nourreddine, Sanaa El Majjaoui, Hanan El Kacemi, Tayeb Kebdani, Noureddine Benjaafar. Intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma: a case report and literature review. Radiation oncology journal. 2021 Jun;39(2):145-151
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