PARATHYROID ADENOMA

Course overview

A PARATHYROID ADENOMA IS PART OF A SPECTRUM OF PARATHYROID DISEASE THAT ALSO INCLUDES PARATHYROID HYPERPLASIA AND PARATHYROID CARCINOMA. HISTORY OF RADIATION THERAPY AND LONG-TERM CALCIUM DEFICIENCY PREDISPOSES PATIENTS TO PARATHYROID DISEASE LATER IN LIFE. THIS ACTIVITY EXPLAINS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH PARATHYROID ADENOMA. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN TREATING AND DECREASING LONG TERM MORBIDITY IN PATIENTS WITH PARATHYROID ADENOMA.