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 Parathyroid Cancer Symptoms
Most parathyroid cancer symptoms are caused by the hypercalcemia that develops. Symptoms of hypercalcemia include the following:

  • Weakness
  • Feeling very tired
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Loss of appetite
  • Being much more thirsty than usual
  • Urinating much more than usual
  • Constipation

Other symptoms of parathyroid cancer include the following:

  • Pain in the abdomen, side or back that doesn't go away
  • Pain in the bones
  • A broken bone
  • A lump in the neck
  • Change in voice such as hoarseness
  • Trouble swallowing
  • Kidney stones
  • Renal insufficiency
  • Peptic ulcer disease
  • Recurrent severe pancreatitis
  • Anemia

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