Parathyroid cysts constitute 0.08-3.41% of all parathyroid masses. Intrathyroidal parathyroid cysts, however, are rare conditions with only a few cases being reported. Most of the parathyroid cysts are found to be nonfunctional and functional cysts are generally thought to be due to cystic degeneration of parathyroid adenomas. A cystic, smooth contoured lesion of 24 × 19 × 16 mm was observed in...

Introduction Today, the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) is mainly surgical and pHPT is the result of a single adenoma in 85% of patients (1-6). Historically, until the 1990s, for localization of all four parathyroid glands, bilateral cervical exploration had been the standard surgical treatment for pHPT. In the past two decades however, significant improvements in localization t...

Accessory parathyroid tissue unassociated with the thyroid lobes is present in 5 to 6 per cent. of dogs. For the determination of the presence of accessory parathyroid tissue there are two tests: (1) the anatomical, often entailing serial sections of the neck and upper thoracic structures, and (2) the biological, consisting of the daily use of some calcium salt for two to three weeks. The latte...

HYPOTHESIS The parathyroid hormone (PTH) content of tissue aspirates is an accurate indicator of parathyroid tissue and can replace frozen section during parathyroid surgery. DESIGN AND SETTINGS Prospective data collection in a tertiary care hospital with a single surgeon. PATIENTS One hundred sixty-seven consecutive patients completing limited parathyroid explorations. INTERVENTIONS Para...

Parathyroid carcinoma is an infrequent cause of primary hyperparathyroidism. Although hyperparathyroidism in multiple endocrine neoplasia 1 (MEN1) syndrome is the most common manifestation, parathyroid carcinoma is rare. We report a male patient who was diagnosed at 44 years of age with parathyroid carcinoma in the context of MEN1 syndrome coincident with a malignant gastrinoma and non-function...

Human parathyroid glands from a patient with chronic renal failure were used to study in vitro biosynthesis of immunoreactive parathyroid hormone. Parathyroid glands were incubated in the presence of [(3)H]leucine, and classical subcellular fractions were prepared. peptides from acetic acid extractions of the fractions were separated on Sephadex G-75 Superfine. Eluates were assayed for immunore...

Results: Of 179 attempted autotransplantations of parathyroid glands, parathyroid tissue was confirmed in 167 biopsy specimens (93.3%). Incorrect identification of parathyroid gland occurred in 12 instances. The tissue mistaken as parathyroid gland included fat in 6 cases, thyroid tissue in 4 cases, lymph node in 1 case, and thymus in 1 case. Transplantation of at least 1 parathyroid gland (ran...

BACKGROUND Since the use of parathyroid hormone as a treatment for osteoporosis is limited to two years or less, the question of whether antiresorptive therapy should follow parathyroid hormone therapy is important. We previously reported results after the first year of this randomized trial comparing the use of full-length parathyroid hormone (1-84) alone, alendronate alone, or both combined. ...

BACKGROUND Cysts of parathyroid origin are sometimes encountered and can easily be mistaken as thyroidal cysts. Functional parathyroid cysts, with symptoms and signs of hyperparathyroidism, are rare and may be a diagnostic challenge to clinicians. We report here on three cases of functional parathyroid cysts that illustrate diagnosis difficulties related to unusual clinical presentations in thr...