Hyperparathyroidism in Twins
Authors: ALLAN PONT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Brief Reports1 November 1982Hyperparathyroidism in TwinsALLAN PONT, M.D., MAURICE FOX, M.D., RONALD C. MERRELL, M.D., ERIC GOLDMAN, M.D., HEWLETT LEE, M.D., DAVID D. OAKES, M.D.ALLAN PONT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MAURICE FOX, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RONALD C. MERRELL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ERIC GOLDMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HEWLETT LEE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID D. OAKES, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-5-721 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1936 Goldman and Smyth (1) reported the first cases of hyperparathyroidism in siblings. It is now generally accepted that familial hyperparathyroidism can occur both with (2) and without (3) other components of the multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes. In 1958, Snapper and colleagues (4) documented the only previous example of hyperparathyroidism in twins. We recently encountered identical twins with hyperparathyroidism. One of the brothers became hypoparathyroid after surgery for a parathyroid adenoma. When his twin brother's parathyroid adenoma was removed, fragments of it were transplanted into the hypoparathyroid patient's right forearm restoring him to normocalcemia.In December 1980 a 22-year-old...References1. GOLDMAN L and SMYTH F. Hyperparathyroidism in siblings. Ann Surg. 1936;104:971-81. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. PONT A. Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes. West J Med. 1980;132:301-12. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. GOLDSMITH R, SIZEMORE G, CHEN I, ZALME E, and ALTEMEIER W. Familial hyperparathyroidism: description of a large kindred with physiologic observations and a review of the literature. Ann Intern Med. 1976;84:36-43. LinkGoogle Scholar4. SNAPPER I, YARVIS J, FREUND R, and GOLDBERG A. Hyperparathyroidism in identical twins, one of whom suffered concomitantly of Boeck's sarcoidosis. Metab Clin Exp. 1958;7:671-680. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. WELLS S, STIRMAN J, and BOLMAN R. Parathyroid transplantation. World J Surg. 1977;1:747-56. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. ALBRIGHT F and REIFENSTEIN E. The Parathyroid Glands and Metabolic Disease. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co.; 1948:103. Google Scholar7. HALSTED W. Hypoparathyreosis, status parathyreoprivus, and transplantation of the parathyroid glands. Am J Med Sci. 1907;134:1-12. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. BURNETT H, THOMPSON B, and BARBOUR G. Parathyroid autotransplantation. Arch Surg. 1977;112:373-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. HILLMAN D, SCRIVER C, PEDVIS S, and SHRAGOVITCH I. Neonatal familial primary hyperparathyroidism. N Engl J Med. 1964;270:483-90. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. WELLS S. Hypercalcemia following parathyroid transplantation. Surgery. 1979;86:775-6. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ALLAN PONT, M.D.; MAURICE FOX, M.D.; RONALD C. MERRELL, M.D.; ERIC GOLDMAN, M.D.; HEWLETT LEE, M.D.; DAVID D. OAKES, M.D.Affiliations: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center San Jose, California Palo Alto Medical Clinic Palo Alto, California Stanford University Stanford, California PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited by“Identical” double parathyroid adenomas in monozygotic twinsSigmoid diverticulitis in identical twinsMultiple parathyroid tumors: A statistical method for distinguishing multiple adenoma from hyperplasia 1 November 1982Volume 97, Issue 5Page: 721-722KeywordsChildrenHyperparathyroidismMonozygotic twinsMultiple endocrine neoplasiaParathyroid tumorsPatient advocacySurgeryTwins ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1982 PDF downloadLoading ...