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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-11
pubmed:abstractText
Hypercalcemia was found in a dog examined for episodic weakness and disorientation. A right adrenal mass identified on abdominal ultrasonographic examination was diagnosed as a pheochromocytoma based on increased 1231-metaiodobenzylguanidine uptake and characteristic histopathological features. Serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), total serum calcium, and ionized serum calcium were increased prior to surgery. Although both total and ionized serum calcium concentrations decreased to within normal reference ranges following surgery through postoperative day 17, subsequent high concentrations with increased serum iPTH concentrations confirmed concurrent primary hyperparathyroidism. A right parathyroid tumor was suspected based on a technetium-99m-sestamibi (99mTc-sestamibi) scan.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0587-2871
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
156-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations in a hypercalcemic dog with multiple endocrine neoplasia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Companion Animal and Special Species Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports