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Lint: parathyroid-carcinoma

Units
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"Technetium-99m sestamibi scintigraphy is very helpful in the localisation of parathyroid adenomas (sensitivity up to 98%) but struggles to differentiate carcinomas and adenomas 3."

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Acronyms
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"hyperparathyroidism/jaw tumour syndrome (HPT-JT): parathyroid carcinomas occur in 10-15% of patients 5"

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Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Usage
  • H1 Epidemiology
  • H2 Risk factors
  • H2 Associations
  • H1 Clinical presentation
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 Diagnosis
  • H2 Diagnostic criteria
  • H2 Diagnostic clues
  • H1 Pathology
  • H2 Aetiology
  • H2 Location
  • H2 Classification
  • H2 Macroscopic appearance
  • H2 Microscopic appearance
  • H2 Immunophenotype
  • H2 Markers
  • H2 Genetics
  • H1 Radiographic features
  • H2 Plain radiograph
  • H2 Mammography
  • H2 Antenatal ultrasound
  • H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
  • H2 Ultrasound
  • H2 CT
  • H3 Dual-energy CT
  • H2 Angiography (DSA)
  • H2 MRI
  • H2 CT/MRI
  • H2 Nuclear medicine
  • H3 PET-CT
  • H3 PET-MRI
  • H1 Radiology report
  • H1 Treatment and prognosis
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Differential diagnosis
  • H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 See also

"Associations"

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"Staging"

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Commas
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"symptomatic hypercalcaemia, e.g. weakness, nausea/vomiting, constipation, polyuria, pancreatitis, cardiac arrhythmias 5"

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There Is
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"There is no evidence that parathyroid carcinomas arise from the transformation of pre-existing parathyroid adenomas 2."

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