A CASE OF MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA TYPE IIa
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIa: a case report.
The authors reported a twelve year and four-month old girl who had prolonged fever for 2 weeks. Physical examination revealed a painless enlarged thyroid gland with firm consistency. Hyperparathyroidism was suspected because of hypercalcemia, hypophosphatemia, high level of serum alkaline phosphatase, and decreased density of long bones. Thyroid scan showed a cold nodule of the left upper lobe ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The journal of the Japanese Practical Surgeon Society
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0386-9776
DOI: 10.3919/ringe1963.48.928