Treatment for a Parathyroid Tumor

When you are being treated for cancer you want a doctor who is familiar with your particular disease. However, because parathyroid cancer is so rare it can be difficult to find a doctor who has treated parathyroid cancer patients. Our specialists at the Stanford Cancer Center not only treat parathyroid cancer patients, but also offer the most advanced treatments available today.

Specific treatment for a parathyroid tumor will be determined by your doctor based on:

• Your age, overall health, and medical history
• Extent of the disease
• Your tolerance of specific medicines, procedures, or therapies
• Expectations for the course of the disease
• Your opinion or preference
  

Surgery to remove the affected gland is the mainstay of treatment for parathyroid cancer. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy are very rarely used. In most cases only one of the four parathyroid glands is cancerous.