If a patient presents with recurrent parathyroid carcinoma after resection of a presumed adenoma, it could be argued that the physicians failed to make the correct diagnosis. It is necessary for both the surgeon and pathologist to be alert to findings that might suggest parathyroid cancer. However, many carcinomas will have no indication of malignancy until recurrence or metastases. Therefore, failure to make the diagnosis initially cannot be criticized unless clear indicators of malignancy have been ignored. Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established.
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