A Simple Guide to Parathyroid Cancer, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Parathyroid Cancer, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

Parathyroid Cancer begins when healthy parathyroid cells change and grow out of control, forming a mass called a tumor.

A tumor can be cancerous or benign.

A cancerous tumor is malignant, meaning it can grow and spread to other parts of the body.

Four little grains of parathyroid glands
At the back of the butterfly shaped Thyroid Gland
They all produce a bit of parathyroid hormone
To regulate the calcium in the blood and bone

But when the glands produce too much
And one of the gland suddenly become enlarged
The gland really makes me suffer all the weakness and pain
From the loss of calcium accumulated in the bones in vain

Calcium and phosphorus combine to make calcium phosphate.
That material gives hardness and strength to bones and dental plate
Calcium is also needed to help blood to clot after an injury.
It is also required for muscles and nerves to work properly

Phosphorus works with calcium to do these jobs.
Excess parathyroid hormone will cause the phosphorus and energy to drop
No medicine has been known to cure this wayward gland.
I am afraid that only the gland’s removal will be the only end

-An original poem by Kenneth Kee

A parathyroid tumor, whether benign or malignant, can produce significant disorders since this tumor induces the blood calcium to rise, resulting in a serious disorder called hypercalcemia.

The doctor may require quick treatment of hypercalcemia if the person is having life-threatening symptoms.

Parathyroid cancer happens when the parathyroid cells grow out of control.

Doctors do not know precisely what causes it.

This is a rare type of slow-growing cancer.

The precise causes for most parathyroid tumors are not known.

These risk factors may raise a person’s chance of developing parathyroid tumors and cancer:

1. Family history
A history of parathyroid tumors in a family may increase a person’s risk of developing a parathyroid tumor.

A hereditary or inherited disorder termed multiple endocrine neoplasia may raise a person’s risk for benign parathyroid tumors.

All MEN-linked parathyroid tumors are benign.

2. Hyperparathyroidism jaw tumor (HPT-JT)

This is an inherited disorder that induces higher activity in the parathyroid glands.

HPT-JT is produced by mutations, or alterations, to the CDC73 gene and places people at a greater risk of developing parathyroid cancer.

There are no known risk factors for people without a family history of parathyroid tumors.

The parathyroid glands make a hormone that helps the body maintain and use calcium, which makes bones strong and helps muscles and nerves do their works.

It is termed PTH, for parathyroid hormone.

Most people with parathyroid cancer produce too much PTH that results in too much calcium in the blood (called hypercalcemia).

Parathyroid scan (sestamibi/SPECT scan)

This test shows if the parathyroid makes too much PTH.

SPECT is a type of CT scan, and it stands for “single proton emission computed tomography.”

A sestamibi/SPECT scan is a procedure in which a specific protein, called sestamibi, is mixed with a radioactive material and injected into the patient’s vein.

A parathyroid tumor will absorb the protein and the tumor will be visible on an x-ray of the neck.

Surgery is the most frequent treatment for parathyroid cancer.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Parathyroid Cancer
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Parathyroid Adenoma
Chapter 8 Hyperparathyroidism
Epilogue

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Jul 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9780463179116

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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A

Simple

Guide

To

Parathyroid Cancer,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2021 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Parathyroid Cancer, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

(What You Need to Treat Parathyroid Cancer)

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

My diagnosis and treatment capability has improved tremendously from my continued education.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Parathyroid Cancer

What is Parathyroid Cancer?

Parathyroid Cancer begins when healthy parathyroid cells change and grow out of control, forming a mass called a tumor.

A tumor can be cancerous or benign.

A cancerous tumor is malignant, meaning it can grow and spread to other parts of the body.

Parathyroid Cancer-Wikipedia

A benign tumor indicates the tumor can grow but will not spread.

A parathyroid tumor normally develops in 1 of the 4 parathyroid glands.

The parathyroid glands are 4 tiny glands attached to the back of the thyroid sited under the Adam’s apple in the neck.

A parathyroid tumor, whether benign or malignant, can produce significant disorders since this tumor induces the blood calcium to rise, resulting in a serious disorder called hypercalcemia.

The doctor may require quick treatment of hypercalcemia if the person is having life-threatening symptoms.

Parathyroid cancer happens when the parathyroid cells grow out of control.

Doctors do not know precisely what causes it.

This is a rare type of slow-growing cancer.

Parathyroid cancer is quite infrequent.

There are fewer than 100 patients a year in the USA.

People who get it are normally 30 years or older.

The disease is most diagnosed in people in their 40s and 50s with men and women equally affected.

Almost all tumors that develop