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Parathyroid Disease Symptoms
Parathyroid carcinoma
Treatment
The following treatments may be used to correct hypercalcemia due to parathyroid cancer:
- A drug that lowers levels of calcium in the blood (gallium nitrate)
- A natural hormone produced by the body that helps control calcium levels (calcitonin)
- Drugs that stop the breakdown and reabsorption of bones into the body, such as pamidronate or etidronate (bisphosphonates)
- Fluids through a vein (IV fluids)
Surgery is the recommended treatment for parathyroid...
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Parathyroid adenoma
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Many people have no symptoms. The condition is often discovered accidentally when blood tests are done for another medical reason. Symptoms that... Read more »
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Parathyroid carcinomaSymptomsSymptoms of parathyroid cancer are primarily caused by high levels of calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia), and may... Read more »
Parathyroid cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Parathyroid cancer is a cancerous (malignant) growth in a parathyroid gland.Alternative NamesParathyroid carcinomaCauses, incidence, and risk... Read more »
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