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

By Kenneth Kee

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

A parathyroid adenoma is a benign tumor present on one of the parathyroid glands.

The parathyroid glands are 4 very small glands sited near or at the back of the thyroid gland.

They produce parathyroid hormone (PTH) that helps to control the quantity of calcium and phosphorus in the blood.

Parathyroid adenoma induces the affected gland to release more PTH than it should.

This disturbs the calcium and phosphorus balance.

This disorder is called hyperparathyroidism.

The patient may be genetically predisposed to develop these tumors.

Radiation exposure may also result in an increased likelihood of developing a parathyroid adenoma.

The patient tends more likely to develop a parathyroid adenoma if the person is a woman and over 60 years old.

These tumors happen in men and women of other ages as well.

There is a good possibility that the patient will not experience any symptoms if the patient has this disorder.

People often discover they have one of these tumors during a blood test for another disorder.

These tumors can cause hyperparathyroidism.

In fact, these tumors are the most frequent cause of this disorder.

The hyperparathyroidism linked with these tumors can produce issues with the bones, since the calcium levels are affected.

The bones might be:
1. Fragile
2. Brittle
3. Painful

Hyperparathyroidism may induce the patient to develop:
1. Bone fractures
2. Kidney stones
3. Excessive urination

Besides these symptoms, the patient may have more general or nonspecific symptoms.

These might be:
1. Mental changes such as depression, lethargy, or confusion
2. Nausea
3. Vomiting
4. Pain in the muscles or abdomen

Too much calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia) can produce a number of symptoms and medical disorders.

These are:
1. Fatigue.
2. Worsening memory and concentration.
3. Depression, irritability or mental confusion.
4. Kidney stones.
5. Bone and joint pain,
6. Osteoporosis.
7. Abdominal pain.
8. General aches and pains from no obvious cause.

Since these tumors induce the body to produce too much PTH, the doctor will examine the blood levels for this hormone.

Since PTH helps control the calcium and phosphorus, abnormal levels of those minerals in the blood may also indicate that the patient have one of these tumors.

The doctor might evaluate the bone density and look for kidney stones with:
1. X-ray
2. Ultrasound
3. CT scan

The treatment normally requires a surgical removal of the tumor.

The presence of one of these tumors used to indicate that doctors would need to examine all four of the parathyroid glands during surgery.

Today’s technology permits doctors to determine before surgery where the tumor is and whether the patient has more than one.

Only around 10 percent of people with this disorder have a tumor in more than one gland.

These surgeries are very effective in curing the tumors in 90 percent of cases.

If the disorder is mild, the doctor might decide not to perform the surgery.

Instead, they might simply watch and monitor the tumor.

Doctors may prescribe medications for the disorder

Hormone replacement therapy may be useful for postmenopausal women whose bone density poses a concern.

For other patients, doctors may prescribe calcimimetics (drugs that can decrease the secretion of PTH).

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

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Jul 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005850012

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 Adenoma,

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 Adenoma, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

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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 Adenoma

(Chapter from A Simple Guide to Parathyroid Adenoma 2021 by Kenneth Kee)

What is Parathyroid adenoma?

A parathyroid adenoma is a benign tumor present on one of the parathyroid glands.

The parathyroid glands are 4 very small glands sited near or at the back of the thyroid gland.

They produce parathyroid hormone (PTH) that helps to control the quantity of calcium and phosphorus in the blood.

Parathyroid adenoma induces the affected gland to release more PTH than it should.

This disturbs the calcium and phosphorus balance.

This disorder is called hyperparathyroidism.

What are the causes of parathyroid adenoma?

Causes

Doctors are not certain what causes a tumor to appear on one of the glands.

The patient may be genetically predisposed to develop these tumors.

Radiation exposure may also result in an increased likelihood of developing a parathyroid adenoma.

The patient tends more likely to develop a parathyroid adenoma if the person is a woman and over 60 years old.

These tumors happen in men and women of other ages as well.

What are the symptoms of