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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Previously unreported deletion of CDC73 involving exons 1-13 was detected in a patient with recurrent parathyroid carcinoma.

Geeti Mahajan, Alan Sacerdote

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. The Consistency ofInternational journal of endocrinology · 2025
    Review
  3. Mortality factors in recurrent parathyroid cancer: a pooled analysis.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Geeti MahajanDivision of Endocrinology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
Alan SacerdoteInternal Medicine, Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is a rare malignancy, presenting sporadically or as part of a genetic syndrome. Diagnosis of PC includes the histopathological diagnosis based on capsular, perineural, or vascular invasion or metastasis. High suspicion for malignancy includes hypercalcaemia greater than 14 mg/dL, extremely high serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels, as well as large masses. Given the rarity of PC, it is challenging to design clinical trials for newer therapy. Currently, complete initial surgical excision of the tumour in high-risk patients offers the best chance of cure and prolonged disease-free survival in PC. In the absence of definite data, non-surgical therapies such as radiation and chemotherapy are not routinely recommended. For early detection of recurrence; long-term clinical follow-up with interval measurements of serum calcium and PTH is recommended. Localising studies of PC are helpful. Early screening for CDC73 mutation and multidisciplinary treatment by an endocrine/ENT/surgical oncology team is recommended.

Indexed as

Gene DeletionAdultCarcinomaExonsFemaleHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalParathyroid NeoplasmsTumor Suppressor ProteinsCDC73 protein, humanTumor Suppressor ProteinsCalcium And BoneDrugs: Endocrine SystemEndocrine Cancer

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PMID30567092
PMCPMC6301754

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