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Cáncer de paratiroides - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Carcinoma paratiroideo

Síntomas:

Los síntomas de cáncer de paratiroides son causados principalmente por niveles altos de calcio en la sangre (hipercalciemia) y pueden afectar diversas partes del cuerpo. Estos síntomas abarcan:

Es importante anotar que sólo aproximadamente 1 de cada 200 personas con hiperparatiroidismo primario tiene cáncer de paratiroides.

Signos y exámenes:

El cáncer de paratiroides es extremadamente difícil de diagnosticar.

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico y le hará preguntas acerca de la historia clínica.

En alrededor de la mitad de todos los casos, la palpación del cuello con las manos puede revelar la presencia de un tumor paratiroideo canceroso.

Los tumores paratiroideos cancerosos tienden a producir cantidades muy altas de hormona paratiroidea (PTH). Los exámenes pueden abarcar:

Antes de la cirugía, usted se someterá a una gammagrafía radiactiva especial, denominada gammagrafía con sestamibi, de las glándulas paratiroides. Igualmente, le pueden practicar una ecografía del cuello. Estos exámenes se hacen para confirmar cuál glándula paratiroide está anormal.

  • 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

Bringhurst R, Demay MB, Kronenberg HM. Hormones and disorders of mineral metabolism. In: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 27.

Wysolmerski JJ, Insogna KL. The parathyroid glands, hypercalcemia, and hypocalcemia. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 266.

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