Prolonged remission of hypercalcaemia due to parathyroid carcinoma with pamidronate.
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چکیده
Parathyroid carcinoma is rare and the associated hypercalcaemia is often resistant to all treatment. A case is described in which prolonged control of hypercalcaemia has been achieved by infrequent infusions of pamidronate despite continuing hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 70 821 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994