| Literature DB >> 32161840 |
Nina Lenherr-Taube1,2, Carol Kl Lam1,2, Reza Vali2,3, Amer Shammas2,3, Paolo Campisi2,4, Faisal Zawawi2,4, Gino R Somers2,5, Jennifer Stimec2,6, Ozgur Mete2,7, Andy Ko Wong2,8,9, Etienne Sochett1,2.
Abstract
Primary hyperparathyroidism is a condition that occurs infrequently in children. Parathyroid carcinoma, as the underlying cause of hyperparathyroidism in this age group, is extraordinarily rare, with only a few cases reported in the literature. We present a 13-year-old boy with musculoskeletal pain who was found to have brown tumors from primary hyperparathyroidism caused by parafibromin-immunodeficient parathyroid carcinoma. Our patient had no clinical, biochemical, or radiographic evidence of pituitary adenomas, pancreatic tumors, thyroid tumors, pheochromocytoma, jaw tumors, renal abnormalities, or testicular lesions. Germline testing for AP2S1, CASR, CDC73/HRPT2, CDKN1B, GNA11, MEN1, PTH1R, RET, and the GCM2 gene showed no pathological variants, and a microarray of CDC73/HRPT2 did not reveal deletion or duplication. He was managed with i.v. fluids, calcitonin, pamidronate, and denosumab prior to surgery to stabilize hypercalcemia. After removal of a single parathyroid tumor, he developed severe hungry bone syndrome and required 3 weeks of continuous i.v. calcium infusion, in addition to oral calcium and activated vitamin D. Histopathological examination identified an angioinvasive parathyroid carcinoma with global loss of parafibromin (protein encoded by CDC73/HRPT2).HRpQCT and DXA studies were obtained prior to surgery and 18-months postsurgery. HRpQCT showed a resolution of osteolytic lesions combined with structural improvement of cortical porosity and an increase in both cortical thickness and density compared with levels prior to treatment. These findings highlight the added value of HRpQCT in primary hyperparathyroidism. In addition to our case, we have provided a review of the published cases of parathyroid cancer in children.Entities:
Keywords: ANTIRESORPTIVES; BONE QCT/UCT; PARATHYROID‐RELATED DISORDERS; RADIOLOGY; TUMOR‐INDUCED BONE DISEASE
Year: 2020 PMID: 32161840 PMCID: PMC7059826 DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10324
Source DB: PubMed Journal: JBMR Plus ISSN: 2473-4039
Figure 1Anteroposterior (AP) radiograph of the pelvis (A) and right knee (B): Multiple well‐defined, lytic lesions (arrows) seen throughout the pelvis and proximal tibia and fibula with thin sclerotic borders compatible with brown tumors. Subchondral resorption at the sacroiliac joints with widening and adjacent sclerosis is more pronounced on the iliac side (arrowheads). AP radiograph right hand (C): Subperiosteal resorption along the radial aspects of the middle phalanges (arrows), and resorption of the distal phalangeal tufts consistent with acro‐osteolysis (arrowheads). Subphyseal resorption along the distal ulnar metaphysis resulting in physeal widening (curved arrow). AP radiograph of the left wrist (D): Site of HRpQCT distal radius scan, and left ankle (E): Site of HRpQCT distal tibia scan.
Laboratory Findings and Imaging at Diagnosis and Approximately 1‐Year Postsurgery
| Reference range | Initial presentation | ~One year post‐surgery | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | |||
| Calcium (mmol/L) | 2.22–2.54 | 3.85 | 2.45 |
| Ionized calcium (mmol/L) | 1.22–1.37 | 2.12 | 1.26 |
| Phosphate (mmol/L) | 1.18–1.98 | 0.68 | 1.36 |
| PTH (ng/L) | 12–78 | 980 | 29 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (μkat/L) [U/L] | 2.07–7.92 [124–474] | 20.79 [1245] | 1.85 [111] |
| 25OHD (nmol/L) | 49 | 78 | |
| Calcium:creatinine ratio urine (mmol/mmol) | <0.6 | 2.3 | 0.36 |
| TSH (mU/L) | 0.73–4.09 | 1.06 | 1.54 |
| Free T4 (pmol/L) | 10.0–17.6 | 10.9 | 11.8 |
| Imaging | |||
| X‐ray knees and hips (2 views) | Multiple lytic lesions Subchondral resorption at SI joints. | Healing of multiple lucent osseous lesions. Resolution of SI joint widening. | |
| MRI whole body w/o contrast | Multifocal lesions throughout skeleton. Nonspecific lesion of the right parathyroid. | Interval decrease in size or resolution of multiple bone lesions, no new lesions. | |
| BMD | |||
| ‐ (L1–L4) | 1.2 | 1.8 | |
| ‐ TBLH (g/cm2) | 0.970 | 1.233 | |
| ‐ AP Spine BMD (g/cm2) | 1.099 | 1.320 | |
| HRpQCT | See Table | See Table |
SI = sacroiliac; TBLH = total body less head; AP = anteroposterior.
Figure 2Overview of preoperative management of severe hypercalcemia during 8 days of admission prior to surgery.
Comparison of HRpQCT v2 Parameters Before and After Treatment and to Age‐ and Sex‐Matched Norms
| Distal tibia | 8% site | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | Baseline | follow‐up | Norm | % Change | % LSC | |
| Mean | Lower CI, upper CI | |||||
| tt.vBMD | 327.8 | 464.2 | 272.4 | 200.7, 344.0 |
| 4.7 |
| tb.vBMD | 237.4 | 294.4 | 232.6 | 171.2, 294.0 |
| 5.0 |
| BV/TV | 0.367 | 0.431 | 0.345 | 0.243, 0.447 |
| 4.9 |
| Tb.N | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6, 2.2 |
| 15.0 |
| Tb.Th | 0.327 | 0.368 | 0.248 | 0.211, 0.285 | 12.54 | 13.7 |
| Ct.vBMD | 619.9 | 774.7 | 677.0 | 576.2, 777.9 |
| 3.5 |
| Ct.Th | 1.679 | 3.109 | 1.011 | 0.521, 1.501 |
| 17.9 |
| Ct.Po | 7.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 0.5, 5.3 |
| 9.1 |
Baseline and follow‐up values were positioned within above or below reference ranges determined from healthy controls expressed as 95% confidence interval (CI) around the mean. Percent least significant change (% LSC) values, representing the minimal change required to be considered clinically significant, were referenced from Kawalilak and colleague.17 Boldface indicates clinically significant change in the positive direction towards improved bone quality.
tt.vBMD = total volumetric BMD; tb.vBMD = trabecular volumetric BMD; BV/TV = bone volume/total volume; Tb.N = trabecular number; Tb.Th = trabecular thickness; Ct.vBMD = cortical volumetric BMD; Ct.Th = cortical thickness; Ct.Po = cortical porosity.
Figure 3Comparison of distal radius and distal tibia bone quality before and after treatment within (A) 2D transaxial slices and (B) 3D renderings of CT segmentations. Both the distal radius and tibia showed compaction of trabecular bone with tighter separation between trabeculae. The distal radius showed more cortical porosity before treatment, which resolved along with the trabecular compaction to some degree after therapy. Regularity of the trabecular distribution is shown to have improved following therapy. Osteolytic lesions are apparent in both 2D and 3D representations, and the resolution after surgery and treatment is notable.
Figure 4Histopathology of parathyroid carcinoma. The tumor showed increased mitotic activity as well as a focus of angioinvasion (arrows) characterized by intravascular tumor cells admixed with thrombus (A). Green circles highlight mitotic figures in this photomicrograph (A). The tumor showed global loss of parafibromin expression, while the endothelial cells remained positive (B). The tumor cells were also variably positive for PGP9.5 (C) and galectin‐3 (D), and showed reduced expression for p27 (E). While the tumor displayed intratumoral proliferative heterogeneity, the MIB‐1 labeling index was as high as 25.45% in hot spots (F).