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The total body calcium mass of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism was measured by whole-body neutron activation analysis. Among 14 untreated patients, the calcium mass was significantly subnormal in 2. Long-term follow-up in 4 unoperated patients showed that the calcium mass remained unchanged in 3; in the 4th patient, parathyroidectomy was carried out after the 18th month of follow-up. Her total body calcium fell by 16% before operation, but was nearly regained in the following 3 years. In 1 patient followed for 32 months after parathyroidectomy, the calcium mass remained unchanged. After a follow-up in 4 additional patients for an average of 15 months, the calcium mass remained unchanged in 3, whereas the 4th showed a significant decrease 12 months after the first measurement.
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Jimenez, L.E., Spinks, T.J., Ranicar, A.S.O. et al. Total body calcium mass in primary hyperparathyroidism and long-term changes. Calcif Tissue Int 36, 14–18 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02405288
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