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cord-291430-rsu6xviv	Zhang, Qian	A Mysterious Paratracheal Mass: Parathyroid Carcinoma	2020-07-11		.txt	text/plain	1775	117	49	He was subsequently found to have parathyroid carcinoma as the cause of the acute encephalopathy with impressive serum calcium and parathyroid hormone levels. According to a systemic review conducted from 1995-2003 by Ruda et al., parathyroid carcinoma accounted for 0.74% of cases out of the total study population of 22,225 patients [3] . On days 4-10 of hospitalization, the patient became more lucid as serum calcium level had normalized to 9.1 mg/dL with treatment. The patient remained to have normal serum calcium levels with elevated PTH levels for the next few days. The primary treatment for parathyroid carcinoma is surgical resection, as it offers the greatest chance for potential cure [11] . However, it is advised that the serum calcium levels should be controlled prior to surgery as our patient's hypercalcemia was normalized after being treated with intravenous fluids, calcitonin, cinacalcet, and pamidronate. Surgical treatment of parathyroid carcinoma (review)	./cache/cord-291430-rsu6xviv.txt	./txt/cord-291430-rsu6xviv.txt