Preoperative Clinical Prediction of Parathyroid Carcinoma: Two Rare Case Presentations and a Review of Literature

28 June 2023 : Case report Saudi Arabia

Mistake in diagnosis, Rare disease

Sara A. Assiri^1AEF*, Dhuha A. Alhumaidi^2BF, Sarah A. Alkashgry^2CF, Arif Khurshid^2AD, Eidha Fawzan Aljuaid^3AE, Hussain A. Alharbi^4AF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.940611

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e940611

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Table 1. First case laboratory readings (pre- and post-operative).

	Reading preoperatively	Reading postoperatively	Normal range and unite
Calcium	3.06	2.32	(2.10–2.55) mmol/L
IPTH	593.04	148	(15–68) (pg/ml)
Phosphate	0.69	0.96	(0.74–1.52) mmol/L
Magnesium	0.76	0.87	(0.66–1.07) mmol/L
Creatinine	57	67	(53–97) umol/L
Vit. D	36	27	(30–100) ng/ml
Alkaline phosphatase	94	77	(40–150) U/L
Lymphocyte	2.2	2.12	(1.2–3.4×10/ul)
Monocytes	0.6	0.51	(0.1–0.6×10/ul)
LMR	3.6	4.15
IPTH – intact parathyroid hormone; Vit. D – vitamin D; LMR – lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio.

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