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ArticleIranian journal of medical sciences2016

Huge Parathyroid Adenoma with Dysphagia Presentation; A Case Report from Southern Iran.

Bizhan Ziaeean, Sahar Sohrabi-Nazari

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Article in Iranian journal of medical sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Giant Parathyroid Adenoma Causing Dyspnea: A Rare Clinical Presentation.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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  6. Giant parathyroid adenoma: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bizhan ZiaeeanDepartment of General Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Sahar Sohrabi-NazariDepartment of General Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parathyroid adenoma is a benign tumor of the parathyroid glands. The cause of most parathyroid adenomas is unknown. Parathyroid adenoma increases the secretion of parathyroid hormone and results in primary hyperparathyroidism. High amounts of parathyroid hormone in the blood cause the imbalance of calcium, which leads to various complications such as kidney stones, depression, lethargy, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, myalgia, bone and joint pain, hoarseness, etc. Oropharyngeal dysphagia is defined as having problem in swallowing due to abnormalities in the structure and function of oropharynx and other related organs. The exact prevalence of dysphagia caused by parathyroid adenoma is unknown, but since this complication can lead to increased mortality and morbidity, its diagnosis is important. It is difficult to distinguish parathyroid malignancies from parathyroid adenoma even after surgery. Therefore, the final diagnosis is possible through surgery and histopathological evaluation. Here, a case of parathyroid adenoma with first presentation of generalized weakness and dysphagia has been reported.

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DysphagiaIranParathyroid neoplasmsWeakness

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PMID27582595
PMCPMC4967490
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