Ectopic parathyroid adenoma of the lateral triangle of the neck: report of two cases.
Ectopically placed parathyroid adenomas have been described in many locations. This article documents two patients in whom the adenoma was present in the lateral triangle of the neck, outside of the carotid sheath, and lateral to the jugular vein.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000473:pathology