Parathyroid adenoma after radiation in an 8-year-old boy.

Gillis, D; Hirsch, H J; Landau, H; Schiller, M; Lebensart, P D; Peylan-Ramu, N · J Pediatr · 1998

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe an 8-year-old boy who had asymptomatic hypercalcemia 4 years after radiotherapy involving the left orbit and lungs. A right parathyroid adenoma was diagnosed, and normocalcemia was achieved after its removal. Routine monitoring of serum calcium and phosphate levels is recommended for children after head and neck irradiation.

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