Asymptomatic hyperparathyroidism caused by a giant parathyroid adenoma.
On routine investigation a 57-year-old woman was found to have primary hyperparathyroidism caused by a giant parathyroid gland. The gland was removed successfully and histological examination proved it to be a parathyroid adenoma.
Madiba
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Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, University of Natal and King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban.
Rughubar
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Haffejee
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Motala
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016105:Parathyroidectomy; D011859:Radiography