Regular ArticleParathyroid carcinoma: diagnosis and management☆
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2006, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryCitation Excerpt :Therefore, a lobulated, white, fibrotic mass is suspicious for carcinoma.2 Pathological diagnosis of parathyroid carcinoma may be difficult.3 Although the presence of capsular or vascular invasion and local or distant metastases are confirmatory, in the absence of these characteristics, a combination of clinical and biochemical features, gross appearance, the degree of pleomorphism, and the frequency of mitoses may help make the diagnosis.
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