title: Parathyroid cyst--a rare case report.
abstract: A rare case of parathyroid cyst in a forty six-year-old lady diagnosed clinically as solitary thyroid nodule is reported. An intra-operative diagnosis of parathyroid cyst was made which was confirmed histopathologically. The clinicopathologic aspects, diagnostic methods and treatment modalities of this unusual condition are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verghese
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naik
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010279:Parathyroid Diseases / Q000473:pathology*