Followup Laboratory Data -- Hypercalcemia

The data represented below is from the time of resection of the mediastinal mass and ectopic parathyroid gland.

Parathyroid Hormone
Ionized Calcium
Calcium

Parathyroid Hormone

In the surgical management of parathyroid hormone (PTH) secreting tumors, intra-operative determination of PTH is becoming useful. It assists in determining the completeness of removal of the PTH producing lesion. Preliminary studies indicate that patients who are monitored intra-operatively have a lesser need for subsequent surgical followup.

Reference: Irwin GL, Deriso BS. A new practical intraoperative PTH assay. Am J. Surg. 168:466-468, 1994.

Ionized Calcium

Calcium


Surgical Pathology