title: Parathyroid hyperplasia associated with thymoma.
abstract: The case of a 65 year old female with myasthenia gravis and hypercalcaemia is presented. Failure of medical control of the myasthenia necessitated thymectomy at which time parathyroid exploration was also carried out. This revealed parathyroid hyperplasia and a thymoma. This association has not been previously documented in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gunn
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Paterson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*