Intraoperative PTH Assay during Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy May Be Helpful in the Detection of Double Adenomas and May Minimise the Risk of Recurrent Surgery by E. Ypsilantis, H. Charfare, W. S. Wassif

“…All patients had successful removal of the abnormal parathyroid gland. The concordance rate between ultrasound and sestamibi scan in localising the parathyroid adenoma was 82%. …”
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 with Concomitant Existence of Malignant Insulinoma: A Rare Finding by Randhir Sagar Yadav, Ashik Pokharel, Deepshikha Gaire, Shumneva Shrestha, Ashbita Pokharel, Sumita Pradhan, Prasan Bir Singh Kansakar

“…Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a rare syndrome of autosomal dominant inheritance defined by co-occurrence of two or more tumors originating from the parathyroid gland, pancreatic islet cells, and/or anterior pituitary. …”
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Evaluation of Wisconsin and CaPTHUS Indices Usefulness for Predicting Monoglandular and Multiglandular Disease in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism through the Analysis of... by Loredana De Pasquale, Eleonora Lori, Antonio Mario Bulfamante, Giovanni Felisati, Luca Castellani, Alberto Maria Saibene

“…Both patients for whom preoperative imaging agreed with the localization of a single diseased parathyroid and those with only ultrasound or scintigraphy positive for parathyroid localization underwent Mini-Invasive Video-assisted parathyroidectomy. …”
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A Rare Presentation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism with Concurrent Aldosterone-Producing Adrenal Carcinoma by Mario Molina-Ayala, Claudia Ramírez-Rentería, Analleli Manguilar-León, Pedro Paúl-Gaytán, Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo

“…A Tc99m-MIBI scintigraphy showed an abnormally increased tracer uptake in the right superior parathyroid and abdominal computed tomography confirmed a left adrenal tumor of 20 cm. …”
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism: An Overview by Jessica MacKenzie-Feder, Sandra Sirrs, Donald Anderson, Jibran Sharif, Aneal Khan

“…We will consider emerging trends in detection and measurement of parathyroid hormone as well as available imaging modalities for the parathyroid glands. …”
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Rare Skeletal Complications in the Setting of Primary Hyperparathyroidism by Nikos Sabanis, Eleni Gavriilaki, Eleni Paschou, Asterios Kalaitzoglou, Dimitrios Papanikolaou, Pinelopi Ioannidou, Sotirios Vasileiou

“…Parathyroid carcinoma represents an extremely rare neoplasm with diverse clinical manifestations which vary from asymptomatic patients to severe complications of hypercalcemia or parathyrotoxicosis while skeletal involvement is rather common. …”
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A Case of Acute Psychosis in an Adolescent Male by Ghufran Babar, Ramin Alemzadeh

“…We report the case of a 17-year-old adolescent male, who presented with an acute psychosis coinciding with severe hypercalcemia and markedly elevated intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) level and low vitamin D level. …”
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Craniofacial Brown Tumor in Patients with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism to Chronic Renal Failure: Report of Two Cases in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital by Diani Kartini, Maria K. Siswiandari, Gunawan Wibisana, Erwin D. Yulian, Ahmad Kurnia, Sonar S. Panigoro, Azdi Z. Albar, Muchlis Ramli

“…Neck ultrasound showed enlargement of the parathyroid glands. Supporting examination to diagnose brown tumor are neck ultrasound, CT of the neck, and parathyroid sestamibi scan. …”
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Surgical Management of Calciphylaxis Associated with Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Jennifer Bishop, Eric Brown, Augusto Podesta, Cathrine Troy, Xiang (Eric) Dong

“…Subsequent parathyroidectomy identified the presence of a hyperactive mediastinal parathyroid adenoma, weighing 0.62 grams. Postoperatively, the patient had normalization of hypercalcemia and parathyroid hormone levels, with subsequent healing of her thigh wounds. …”
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Benign Adrenocortical Tumors and the Detection of Nonadrenal Neoplasia by Meng Hao, Miguel Angel Luque-Fernandez, Diana Lopez, Kathryn Cote, Jessica Newfield, Molly Connors, Anand Vaidya

“…Patients with benign adrenocortical tumors had higher odds of detected pancreatic IPMN, as well as thyroid nodules, parathyroid tumors, benign breast masses, and prostate hyperplasia compared with patients with normal adrenal glands. …”
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CHD7 Regulates Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Dental Follicle Cells via PTH1R Signaling by Caojie Liu, Qiwen Li, Qingyue Xiao, Ping Gong, Ning Kang

“…Mechanically, RNA-seq analyses revealed the downregulated enrichment of PTH (parathyroid hormone)/PTH1R (parathyroid hormone receptor-1) signaling pathway after CHD7 knockdown. …”
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Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism by I. A. Baranova, A. V. Baranov

“…The digestive manifestations of parathyroid dysfunction in patients can often be overlooked, and serum calcium levels should be included in the routine examination in the presence of abdominal symptoms.…”
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Vitamin D Status and Its Relationship with Metabolic Markers in Persons with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in the UAE: A Cross-Sectional Study by Amena Sadiya, Solafa M. Ahmed, Sijomol Skaria, Salah Abusnana

“…Serum concentrations of 25-hydroxy vitamin D (s-25(OH)D), calcium, phosphorus, parathyroid hormone, alkaline phosphatase, glycemic profile, and cardiometabolic parameters were assessed in fasting blood samples, and anthropometric measurements were recorded. …”
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Primary Bone Marrow B-Cell Lymphoma Undetected by Multiple Imaging Modalities That Initially Presented with Hypercalcemia by Jin Sae Yoo, Juwon Kim, Hyeong Ju Kwon, Jung Soo Lim

“…A serum assay of intact parathyroid hormone showed 5.24 pg/mL, and the patient’s serum 25(OH)D level was 22.33 ng/mL. …”
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Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with End-Stage Chronic Liver Disease (Clinical Observations) by A. A. Lavreniuk, A. N. Gorbacheva, E. E. Bibik, A. K. Eremkina, I. N. Tikhonov, N. G. Mokrysheva

“…Imaging studies revealed lesions of all four parathyroid glands, and the removal of the largest lesion did not result in disease remission. …”
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A New MEN2 Syndrome with Clinical Features of Both MEN2A and MEN2B Associated with a New RET Germline Deletion by Carlotta Giani, Teresa Ramone, Cristina Romei, Raffaele Ciampi, Alessia Tacito, Laura Valerio, Laura Agate, Clara Ugolini, Michele Marinò, Fulvio Basolo, Alessandro Franchi, Simona Borsari, Angela Michelucci, Cesare Selli, Gabriele Materazzi, Filomena Cetani, Rossella Elisei

“…The histology confirmed bilateral MTC, multiple lymph node metastases, a hyperplastic parathyroid, and a parathyroid adenoma. Conclusions. …”
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Prevalence of Hypercalcaemia in a Renal Transplant Population: A Single Centre Study by Tony Amin, P. Toby Coates, Jeffrey Barbara, Paul Hakendorf, Nazmul Karim

“…The magnitude of pretransplantation hyperparathyroidism is the major determinant for long-term parathyroid function rather than graft function or pretransplantation duration on dialysis or mode of dialysis.…”
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Comparison of thermal ablation and surgery for hyperparathyroidism: a meta-analysis by Huan-yu Cui, Xiu-mei Bai, Hong Yang, Yun He

“…The results indicated no significant difference in parathyroid hormone levels between the two treatment options (mean difference: 29.25, 95% CI: −4.99–63.69, p = 0.09), calcium (MD: 0.00, 95%CI: 0.07–0.08, p = 0.94), phosphorus (MD: −0.05, 95% CI: −0.13–0.04, p = 0.28) and the risk of persistence and/or recurrence (OR: 1.01, 95% CI: 0.63–1.62, p = 0.97). …”
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Association Analysis of MET Gene Polymorphism with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in a Chinese Population by Lifeng Ning, Yaqin Yu, Xiaoli Liu, Lizhe Ai, Xin Zhang, Wenwang Rao, Jieping Shi, Hui Sun, Qiong Yu

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Successful Treatment of Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica from Primary Hyperparathyroidism by Anthony M. Maina, Harry Kraus

“…The authors describe a classical feature of advanced primary hyperparathyroidism due to a parathyroid adenoma and its successful treatment.…”
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