title: Variations of topography of the parathyroid glands. Clinical aspects.
abstract: In 120 cadavers four parathyroid glands were found in 56.7% of cases. In most investigated specimens (above 90%) the superior parathyroid glands are localized posteriorly to the recurrent laryngeal nerve, whereas inferior parathyroid glands lie anteriorly to the nerve. The parathyroid glands are localized within a radius of 2 cm from the crossing of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the inferior thyroid artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Normal Anatomy, Silesian Medical Academy, Katowice.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lorenc
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aleksandrowicz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology*