parathyroid adenoma…

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endocrine glands, parathyroid glands, parathyroid adenomas, benign, noncancerous, tumors, the parathyroid glands, in the neck, help regulate calcium metabolism, tumor, most common cause of hyperparathyroidism, elevated levels of calcium, in the blood, hypercalcemia, parathyroid adenomas, generally, genetic mutations, women over 60, at highest risk, head, neck has been exposed to radiation, increase risk, have no symptoms, discovered, in the course of treatment, another problem, identified via tests done, general physical, lethargy, nausea, constipation, myalgias, muscle pains, kidney stones, bone fractures, signs, fractures, renal colic, elevated serum calcium, low serum phosphorus, elevated intact pth, elevated serum chloride, low serum bicarbonate, elevated 24-hour urine calcium, low bone mineral density, abnormal x-rays, kidney stones, renal stones on ultrasound, ct, mri, tc-thallium neck scan showing enlarged parathyroid, surgery, most common treatment, mild hyperparathyroidism, not treated but, monitored, escalation of symptoms, postmenopausal women, consider estrogen replacement, relieve symptoms, prevent bone loss, prognosis, complications, less common today, advanced renal disease nephrocalcinosis, osteitis fibrosa cystica, advanced bone disease, osteoporosis, increased risk, bone fractures associated, most common concern, symptoms that linked to this disorder.