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ArticleJournal of primary care & community health

Hypercalcemia in the Presence of an Ectopic Mediastinal Mass.

Robert K Strother, Matthew Meunier

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Article in Journal of primary care & community health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Robert K StrotherMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3217-3697
Matthew MeunierMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Mayo Clinic in Arizona · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 72-year-old gentleman who presented to the outpatient clinic for a preventive health appointment with symptoms of depression and fatigue was found to have persistent hypercalcemia on routine laboratory monitoring. Initial laboratory testing was consistent with primary hyperparathyroidism with elevation in parathyroid hormone and low vitamin D levels. Further imaging demonstrated an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma. The ectopic lesion was treated surgically and lead to normalization of calcium levels and objective improvement in depressive symptoms. Primary hyperparathyroidism, which can be secondary to an adenoma, multigland hyperplasia, or neoplasm, can lead to the development of bone pain, fractures, and nephrolithiasis among other symptoms. The evaluation of hypercalcemia and the identification of primary hyperparathyroidism are important for the primary care physician to recognize so as to reduce disease morbidity as well as identify patients in need of further specialty care.

Indexed as

AdenomaHypercalcemiaHyperparathyroidism, PrimaryParathyroid NeoplasmsAgedHumansMaleParathyroid HormoneParathyroid Hormonecommunity healthdisease managementhealth outcomespreventionprimary care

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PMID32552312
PMCPMC7307481
OpenAlexW3036848610

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