title: Asymptotic parathyroid cyst--diagnostic difficulties (a case report).
abstract: The case of a 70-year-old female with asymptotic parathyroid cyst is presented. It was not possible to make a proper diagnosis preoperatively. The correct diagnosis was based on the result of the postoperative microscopic examination of the resected tissues. The diagnostic difficulties are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery and Surgery of the Hand, Pomeranian Medical Academy, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaroszewicz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cyryłowski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chosia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szlarb
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Listewnik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Walecka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010279:Parathyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery