Parathyroid carcinoma

Abstract

A 71-year-old female presented to our clinic with a 3-month history of recurrent abdominal pain, nausea, and fatigue. She had a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and osteoarthritis. She denied significant alcohol use and was a nonsmoker. She also denied any therapeutic radiation exposure or family history of cancer. On clinical examination, she appeared dehydrated and lethargic but was hemodynamically stable. A right-sided firm, irregular, non-tender mass was palpable in the area of the right thyroid lobe measuring approximately 3 cm by examination.