Table 2 Parathyroid carcinoma with sarcomatoid differentiation reported in the literature
From: Parathyroid carcinoma with sarcomatoid differentiation: a case report and literature review
Authors | Sex | Age (yr) | Maximum diameter mass (cm) | Blood calcium | Blood PTH | Positive Immunopheno type | Prognosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taggart et al. | F | 57 | 4 | Normal | Normal | CGA and vimentin were positive | Lung metastasis |
Nacamuli et al. | M | 54 | 9 | Elevated | Elevated | AE-1, PTH, CGA, Syn, and desmin were positive | Lung metastasis, adrenal metastasis and death 7 mo after surgery |
Zhang Haitao et al. | F | 57 | 7 | Elevated | Elevated | CK, Syn, PTH, Ki-67 was 50% | Unclear |
Guan Zhongyan et al. | F | 62 | 3.5 | Normal | Undetermined | CK8/18, CGA, CD56, galectin-3 and vimentin were positive | Lung metastasis, and death 5 months after surgery |
Present case | M | 71 | 4.5 | Normal | Elevated | Desmin, MyoD1, Myogenin, EMA, CGA, Syn, CK, GATA-3 were positive, Ki-67 was 40% | Esophageal and mediastinal invasion and death 6 mo after surgery |