A patient with a palpable nodule in the throat due to a cystic parathyroid adenoma
Van Zuilen, A.D.; Koot, R.A.; Mudde, A.H.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 148(18): 896-898
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-2162 PMID: 15152394 Document Number: 571208
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.