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Clear parathyroid cysts and hyperparathyroidism
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There is reason to believe that clear parathyroid cysts are a separate pathologic entity distinct from degenerative cystic tumors of the parathyroid. They probably derive from enlargement of vestigial tubules or canals associated with parathyroid embryogenesis and they are rarely, if ever, hyperfunctioning. Indeed, if a clear parathyroid cyst is encountered in the clinical setting of primary hyperparathyroidism, then it is important to exclude a concomitant tumor in one of the other parathyroid gland, as in the case presented here. If the ionized serum calcium level is normal then clear ...
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Recurrent parathyroid cystic disease.
; ...parathyroid hormone can be found in parathyroid cysts without concomitant hyperparathyroidism...aspirated fluid is diagnostic of a parathyroid cyst. A watery, clear cyst fluid raises the possibility of a parathyroid cyst. Illustrative Case In December...
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