Hyderabad: 25-year-cab driver with rare parathyroid tumour treated

A 25-year-old cab driver from Hyderabad, bedridden for a year due to an undiagnosed intrathyroidal parathyroid tumour, has recovered after high-precision surgery at Care Hospitals. The rare tumour had caused severe metabolic bone disease and a terminal-stage brown tumour infection

Hyderabad: A 25-year-old cab driver from Hyderabad, Shaik Abdul Khader, suffering from severe metabolic bone disease caused by an undiagnosed parathyroid tumour, which had left him bedridden for a year, was successfully treated at Care Hospitals, Banjara Hills.

The patient’s condition worsened with the development of a terminal-stage brown tumour with infection in his right thumb, causing severe pain, swelling, and functional disability, doctors said.

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Tests led by Dr. Sangeeta Jha, Senior Surgical Endocrinologist, confirmed the presence of a rare intrathyroidal parathyroid tumour, which was removed through a high-precision surgical intervention.

Post-surgery, the patient recovered in three weeks with nearly 50 percent reduction in the brown tumour swelling, resolution of active infection, and gradual restoration of mobility and strength, Dr Sangeeta Jha said. Parathyroid tumours located inside the thyroid gland are extremely rare and often missed. Early diagnosis and precise surgical removal are critical to reverse the severe metabolic impact these tumours cause, Dr Jha added