Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Reports from Baylor College of Medicine, College of Medicine add new data to research in primary hyperparathyroidism

Published in Blood Weekly, May 20th, 2010

According to recent research published in the journal Internal Medicine, "Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and multiple myeloma (MM) are frequently observed in the adult population and can each independently lead to hypercalcemia. Despite the frequency of hypercalcemia secondary to PHPT and MM, these two conditions only rarely concurrently present in patients."

"We describe the management of PHPT in the setting of poorly differentiated MM in a patient presenting with hypercalcemia and pancytopenia. The patient was deemed at increased risk for surgical removal of the parathyroid gland and refused surgical intervention, so we chronically managed her PHPT and...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-05-20)

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