Cáncer de paratiroides - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Carcinoma paratiroideo

Definición:

Es un tumor canceroso (maligno) en una glándula paratiroides.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Las glándulas paratiroides, localizadas en la base del cuello, son responsables de controlar los niveles de calcio en el cuerpo y son cuatro, dos encima de cada lóbulo de la glándula tiroides.

El cáncer de paratiroides es un tipo de cáncer extremadamente raro, afecta a hombres y mujeres por igual y generalmente ocurre en personas mayores de 30 años.

La causa de este tipo de cáncer se desconoce. Las personas que padecen neoplasia endocrina múltiple tipo I presentan un riesgo mayor para esta enfermedad, al igual que las personas que se hayan sometido a radiación en cabeza o cuello. Sin embargo, es más probable que dicha exposición a la radiación cause cáncer de tiroides.

Reviewed last on: 3/2/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

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