Hepatic metastasis of a parathyroid carcinoma treated with intra-arterial embolization

This paper reports the case of a patient with parathyroid carcinoma and metastatic parathyroid carcinoma in the liver, as well as persistent hypercalcemia resistant to the management with zoledronic acid and cinacalcet.The patient was treated with intra-arterial embolization using polyvinyl alcohol...

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Autores: González-Clavijo, Angélica María, Fierro-Maya, Luis Felipe, Neira, Fabián, Guevara, Oscar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:Repositorio UN
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/65024
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/65024
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/66047/
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:61 Ciencias médicas; Medicina / Medicine and health
Parathyroid Cancer
Hypercalcemia
Therapeutic Embolization.
Hipercalcemia
Cáncer paratiroideo
Embolización terapéutica.
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Sumario:This paper reports the case of a patient with parathyroid carcinoma and metastatic parathyroid carcinoma in the liver, as well as persistent hypercalcemia resistant to the management with zoledronic acid and cinacalcet.The patient was treated with intra-arterial embolization using polyvinyl alcohol microspheres in the right hepatic artery, achieving an excellent biochemical control after the intervention.