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Case Reports
. 1995 Aug;50(8):913-4.
doi: 10.1136/thx.50.8.913.

Parathyroid cyst of the thymus

W G McCluggage  1 , C F Russell, P G Toner
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Case Reports

Parathyroid cyst of the thymus

W G McCluggage et al. Thorax. 1995 Aug.

Abstract

A case is described of primary hyperparathyroidism in a patient with both a parathyroid cyst within the thymus gland and a concomitant parathyroid adenoma. The parathyroid adenoma contained microcystic areas of degeneration, and it is thought that the parathyroid cyst reflected degenerative change in a pre-existing adenoma. Parathyroid cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions within the thymus. Fine needle aspiration and parathyroid hormone assay on cyst fluid may provide a preoperative diagnosis.

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