Single Centre Experience in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Sporadic, Lithium-associated and in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

Abstract

Purpose It is assumed that primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) and lithium-associated pHPT (LIHPT) are associated with multiple gland disease (MGD), persistence and recurrence. The studies purpose was to determine frequencies, clinical presentation and outcome of sporadic pHPT (spHPT), LIHPT and pHPT in MEN. Additional main outcome measures were the rates of MGD and persistence/recurrence.

Methods Retrospective analysis of medical records of 682 patients with pHPT who had attended the University Hospital of Marburg between 01–01–2004 and 30–06–2013. All patients were sent a questionnaire asking about their history of lithium medication.

Results Out of 682 patients, 557 underwent primary surgery (532 spHPT, 5 LIHPT, 20 MEN), 38 redo-surgery (31 spHPT, 7 MEN), 55 were in follow-up due to previous surgery (16 spHPT, 1 LIHPT, 38 MEN) and 37 were not operated (33 spHPT, 1 LIHPT, 3 MEN). Primary surgeries were successful in 97.4%, revealed singular adenomas in 92.4%, double adenomas in 2.9% and MGD in 3.4% of the cases. Rates of MGD in MEN1 (82.35%) were significantly higher than in spHPT (3.8%), while there was no significant difference between LIHPT (20%) and spHPT. Rates of persistence/recurrence did not significantly differ due to type of surgery (bilateral/unilateral) or type of HPT (spHPT/LIHPT/MEN).

Conclusions History of lithium medication is rare among pHPT patients. While MGD is common in MEN1, rates of MGD, persistence or recurrence in LIHPT were not significantly higher than in spHPT.

Key words

hyperparathyroidism - lithium - multiple endocrine neoplasia, multiple gland disease - outcome

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