[Differentiation between parathyroid adenoma and hyperplasia. Proof by peroperative Wang floating test (author's transl)].
It is sometimes very difficult during operation to distinguish a normal parathyroid gland from a hyperplasic gland. The Wang test offers a solution, very simply demonstrating a difference in density between two glandular specimens. Normal parathyroid tissue, with its fat-containing cells, floats, in contrast to hypersecreting glands which are poor in lipid elements. This test was performed in 30 patients and led to the recognition of hyperplasia in 2 cases.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003720:Densitometry; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008722:Methods; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
Distinction entre adénome et hyperplasie de la parathyroïde. Epreuve per-opératoire de flottaison de Wang.