A Case of Intrathyroidal Parathyroid Carcinoma Associated with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology 1999;15(2):235-238.
Published online November 30, 1999.

Min Su Kwon;Hang Seok Chang;Ho guen Kim;Woong Youn Chung;Sung Kil Lim;Cheong Soo Park

이차성 부갑상선 기능항진증과 동반된 갑상선내 부갑상선암 1예

권민수;장항석;김호근;정웅윤;임승길;박정수

Abstract

Parathyroid carcinoma is rare, occurring in less than 2-3% of the patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. In the patients with chronic renal failure, the incidence is extremely low. Only 13 cases of parathyroid carcinoma with chronic renal failure have been described in the world literature. We report a case of parathyroid carcinoma in a 43-year-old man who has been suffered from chronic renal failure for 19 years. To our knowledge, this is the first case of parathyroid carcinoma occurring in the thyroid gland associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Key Words: Parathyroid carcinoma, Chronic renal failure