Oxyphil parathyroid adenoma associated with primary hyperparathyroidism and marked post-operative hungry bone syndrome

Intern Med. 1996 Jul;35(7):545-9. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.35.545.

Abstract

A rare case of functioning oxyphil parathyroid adenoma associated with primary hyperparathyroidism and marked hungry bone syndrome was revealed in a 29-year-old man with hypercalcemia and elevated circulating parathyroid hormone (PTH) level. A large parathyroid tumor weighing 8.4 g was resected and proved to be an oxyphil adenoma. Hypocalcemia was sustained after the operation, despite intensive calcium supplementation. During the postoperative 8 months, bone mineral density at the lumbar spine increased dramatically from 0.892 g/cm2 to 1.244 g/cm2, and whole body bone mineral content increased from 1,913.4 g to 2,419.2 g. This case gives insight to the reversibility of bone loss in this disorder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic / complications*
  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic / surgery
  • Adult
  • Bone Density
  • Bone Diseases / complications*
  • Bone Diseases / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Hyperparathyroidism / complications*
  • Male
  • Parathyroid Neoplasms / complications*
  • Parathyroid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Syndrome
  • Time Factors