Recurrent parathyroid hyperplasia after autotransplantation in the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
A patient with recurrent parathyroid hyperplasia after autotransplantation in the sternocleidomastoid muscle is presented. It shows that autotransplanted parathyroid tissue can become revascularised and functional. Some theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Department ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, KUL, Leuven, Belgium.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012038:Regeneration; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous