Een patiënt met een bijschildkliercarcinoom

– So far some 100 patients with parathyroid carcinoma have been described. Of these two were treated in the Netherlands. A third patient is described. Computer tomography and cytologic aspiration biopsy led to a preoperative diagnosis: a fact not mentioned before. A survey of the literature is given and the importance of a correct diagnosis in case of severe hypercalcaemia and a palpable mass in the neck is emphasized. Finally, recommendations are made for a correct surgical strategy, based on earlier experience reported by others.