title: Ultrasound evaluation of the parathyroid glands in two hypercalcemic cats.
abstract: Two parathyroid masses were identified using ultrasound in two hypercalcemic cats. The masses were identified as parathyroid adenomas on surgical biopsy. Both parathyroid masses contained hypoechoic regions with distal acoustic enhancement. Both masses were greater than 1.0 cm in diameter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The Animal Medical Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sueda
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Stefanacci
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014463:Ultrasonography