HOW NORMAL IS NORMAL - THE STORY OF AN ELUSIVE PARATHYROID TUMOR

Authors
KOLB FO
Citation
Fo. Kolb, HOW NORMAL IS NORMAL - THE STORY OF AN ELUSIVE PARATHYROID TUMOR, The Endocrinologist, 8(3), 1998, pp. 225-227
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Endocrynology & Metabolism
Journal title
The Endocrinologist → ACNP
ISSN journal
10512144
Volume
8
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
225 - 227
Database
ISI
SICI code
1051-2144(1998)8:3<225:HNIN-T>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The patient is a 44-year old man with recurrent renal stones who was f ound to have ''normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism'' due to a large para thyroid adenoma that was successfully removed. This case has important implications for other normocalcemic renal stone formers who would be labeled ''idiopathic.'' The dilemma of the patient with a definite di sorder whose screening tests are ''within the normal range'' is discus sed briefly.