Parathyroid Carcinoma in the Setting of Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Biochemical data at the time of diagnosis and after surgery.

	BS	1-day AS	2-day AS	3-day AS
Ca (mg/dl)	10.7	6.0	5.9	5.4
P (mg/dl)	6.8	4.3	4.2	4.4
iPTH (pg/ml)	>2000	101.4	226.9	283.9
25OH D (ng/ml)	15.2	—	—	—
Mg (mmol/l)	0.82	—	—	—
K (mEq/l)	5.3	4.6	—	—
Cr (mg/dl)	7.1	6.44	—	—
BUN (mg/dl)	65	52	—	—
ALP (U/l)	604	—	—	—
TSP (g/dl)	7.5	7.4	—	—

BS = before surgery; AS = after surgery. Ca = calcium; P = phosphorus; iPTH = intact parathyroid hormone; Mg = magnesium; K = potassium; Cr = creatinine; BUN = blood urea nitrogen; ALP = alkaline phosphatase; TSP = total serum protein.