Relationship between parathyroid adenoma size, weight and histological subtypes with perioperative serum levels
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Lam, Alfred King-yin
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Aims This study aims to identify associations between parathyroid adenoma (PTA) characteristics (histology, weight and size) with the change in parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcium levels.
Methods A historical cohort study was conducted on adult patients with solitary PTA removed in the Gold Coast Health Precinct, Australia, between 2017 and 2022.
Results PTA weight is correlated with the change in day 1 PTH level (r=0.26, p=0.036), the change in day 1 corrected calcium level (r=0.20, p=0.033), and the change in follow-up corrected calcium level (r=0.47, p<0.001). The largest dimension (size) of PTA is also correlated with the change in day 1 PTH (r=0.30, p=0.011) and the change in follow-up corrected calcium level (r=0.40, p<0.001). Adjusted for age and gender, a statistically significant negative correlation was found between day 1 PTH level and adenoma size, resulting in a 0.5% change in size for every percentage change in PTH level (equating to a 5.0% increase in variance explained, p=0.038). Similarly, a negative correlation was identified in day 1 corrected calcium levels and weight, with a 4.7% change in weight for every percentage of change in day 1 corrected calcium level (an increase of 5.6% variance explained, p=0.010). In addition, a negative correlation was identified, where every 3.1% change in size (an increase of 17.4% variance explained, p<0.001) and 7.6% change in weight (an increase of 22.7% variance explained, p<0.001) was seen with every percentage change in follow-up corrected calcium levels. Clear-cell PTA had the most significant percentage fall in day 1 corrected calcium levels compared with other PTA subtypes (p=0.007).
Conclusions Preoperative calcium and PTH levels correlate with PTA weight and size. The degree of change in postoperative corrected calcium levels behaved differently in the clear-cell subtype.
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Chuang, F; Ng, SK; Khan, R; Lam, AK-Y, Relationship between parathyroid adenoma size, weight and histological subtypes with perioperative serum levels, Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2024