Large parathyroid adenoma presenting as a femoral fracture in a young male ()
Abstract
Parathyroid adenoma classically presents symptoms of hypercalcaemia. Here, we present a case of a rare presentation of a parathyroid adenoma in a young male patient with a pathological fracture.
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Light, D. , Munipalle, C. and Kurup, V. (2013) Large parathyroid adenoma presenting as a femoral fracture in a young male.
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
2, 457-459. doi:
10.4236/crcm.2013.28120.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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