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Nonfunctional Parathyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report

비기능성 부갑상선암: 증례 보고

  • Choi, Sang-Gyu (Department of Radiation Oncology, Dankook University Hospital)
  • 최상규 (단국대학교병원 방사선종양학과)
  • Received : 2010.04.30
  • Accepted : 2010.06.04
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare endocrine malignancy accounting for 0.5% to 4.0% of all cases of hyperparathyroidism and commonly present as hypercalcemia and parathyroid hormone (PTH) elevation. Nonfunctional parathyroid carcinoma does not show symptoms of hyperparathyroidism and only showed a vague indication of being pathologic, even when detected late. The optimal treatment is en bloc resection of the cancer, but frequent local recurrence after surgery has been reported. Adjuvant local treatment such as radiotherapy may improve the likelihood local control in cases with incompletely resected or microscopic residual tumor. The results of this study point to a case of nonfunctional parathyroid carcinoma treated by external beam radiotherapy after en-bloc resection of cancer.

부갑상선암은 매우 드문 내분비악성 종양으로 부갑상선기능 항진증의 0.5~4%를 차지하며 흔히 고칼슘 혈증과 부갑상선호르몬의 증가를 보인다. 비기능성 부갑상선암은 부갑상선기능 항진증으로 나타나는 증상이 없으며 병리조직학적 진단기준이 분명하지 않아 늦게 진단이 되는 질환이다. 근치적 절제술이 가장 표준적인 치료이지만 수술 후 국소재발이 흔하기 때문에 불완전 절제가 시행되었거나 미세 잔류 종양이 있는 경우 외부 방사선치료를 시행하여 국소 조절률 향상을 얻을 수 있다고 보고되고 있다. 저자는 부갑상선에 발생한 비기능성 악성종양으로 근치적 절제술 후 외부 방사선치료를 시행한 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 이를 보고하고자 한다.

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