A patient with a palpable nodule in the throat due to a cystic parathyroid adenoma

In a 38-year-old woman who was examined because of an otherwise asymptomatic palpable nodule in the thyroid region, a cystic parathyroid adenoma was diagnosed. The aspirate was clear with a slight yellowish colour and a very high parathormone concentration. The serum-calcium concentration was also v...

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Published inNederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde Vol. 148; no. 18; p. 896
Main Authors van Zuilen, A D, Koot, R A, Mudde, A H
Format Journal Article
LanguageDutch
Published Netherlands 01.05.2004
Subjects
Adenoma - diagnosis
Adenoma - pathology
Adenoma - surgery
Adult
Biopsy, Needle
Calcium - blood
Female
Humans
Parathyroid Hormone - analysis
Parathyroid Neoplasms - diagnosis
Parathyroid Neoplasms - pathology
Parathyroid Neoplasms - surgery
Pharynx - pathology
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:In a 38-year-old woman who was examined because of an otherwise asymptomatic palpable nodule in the thyroid region, a cystic parathyroid adenoma was diagnosed. The aspirate was clear with a slight yellowish colour and a very high parathormone concentration. The serum-calcium concentration was also very high. The lesion was surgically removed. The surgical specimen contained a parathyroid adenoma with pseudocystic degenerative changes. The patient recovered fully.
ISSN:0028-2162