Parathyroid adenoma : Symptoms, Diagnosis & Tests

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Parathyroid adenoma

Symptoms & Signs

Many people have no symptoms. The condition is often discovered accidentally when blood tests are done for another medical reason.

Symptoms that may occur include the following:

Diagnosis & Tests

Blood tests are done to check the levels of calcium, phosphorus, chloride, and bicarbonate.

A 24-urine test is done to check for increased calcium in the urine.

Other tests include:

Bone density exam
Kidney x-rays (may show kidney stones)
MRI or sestamibi neck scan (may show swelling of the parathyroid glands)
Neck ultrasound
Kidney ultrasound or CT (may show kidney stones)

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Endocrine glands
Parathyroid glands

Review Date : 7/15/2008
Reviewed By : Robert Cooper, MD, Endocinology Specialist and Chief of Medicine, Holyoke Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston MA Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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