A case of hyperparathyroidism associated with radiation to the head and neck area

I B Rosen; H G Strawbridge; J Bain

doi:10.1002/1097-0142(197509)36:3<1111::aid-cncr2820360341>3.0.co;2-9

A case of hyperparathyroidism associated with radiation to the head and neck area

Cancer. 1975 Sep;36(3):1111-4. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197509)36:3<1111::aid-cncr2820360341>3.0.co;2-9.

Authors

I B Rosen, H G Strawbridge, J Bain

PMID: 1182664
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197509)36:3<1111::aid-cncr2820360341>3.0.co;2-9

Abstract

Hyperparathyroidism due to a hyperfunctioning parathyroid adenoma developed in a 57-year-old woman exposed to radiation for facial hirsutism, in whom other tumors of the head and neck had occurred. The details of history and the implications of causal relationship are presented.

MeSH terms

Adenoma / etiology*
Face / radiation effects
Facial Neoplasms / etiology
Female
Hirsutism / radiotherapy
Humans
Hyperparathyroidism / etiology*
Middle Aged
Mouth Neoplasms / etiology
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced*
Parathyroid Neoplasms / etiology*
Radiotherapy / adverse effects*
Salivary Gland Neoplasms / etiology