Intrathyroidal Parathyroid Cyst: An Unusual Neck Mass
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Intrathyroidal Parathyroid Cyst: An Unusual Neck Mass
Parathyroid cyst (PC) is a very rare condition. A case of intrathyroidal PC is being reported here in a 53-year-old woman who presented to the endocrine clinic with slowly progressive painless left anterior neck swelling for 1 year with no symptoms of thyroid or parathyroid dysfunction and no compressive symptoms. Ultrasound of the thyroid showed a well-defined cystic lesion measuring 4.7 × 3.6...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1179-5514,1179-5514
DOI: 10.1177/1179551417698135