A 52-year-old woman was evaluated for an enlarging neck mass. Fine-needle aspirate contained Hurthle cells and thyroidectomy revealed two separate thyroid morphologically similar lesions. lmmunohistochernical studies confirmed diagnoses of separate Hurthle cell thyroid and oxyphil parathyroid adenom
Parathyroid adenoma an unusual presentation
β Scribed by J. Attard
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1968
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 541 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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β¦ Synopsis
PARATHYROID adenoma is a somewhat uncommon troubled her for the previous 5 months. It had started in condition that can affect both sexes at any age from the shoulders and arms and had spread fO the neck and ~~~l ~~, B.P. 160/110, pulse 80 per minute with frequent extrasystoles, and a Grade I11 ejection systolic murmur at the apex. Examination of her C.N.S. revealed normal sensa-ficant abnormality. tion, but brisk tendon reflexes, particularly the ankle jerk, and wasting of the quadriceps muscle. knees, and shoulder was present. There was painful the kidneys. Cervical spine-lower cervical spondylosis. Shoulders, feet, skull, pelvis, and femora-no signi-Appearances characteristic of parathyroid decalcification SKELETAL SYSTEM.-Mild arthritis of hands, wrist, Abdomen (Fig. &-bilateral; numerous small calculi in were not present.
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