title: Asymptomatic hyperparathyroidism caused by a giant parathyroid adenoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgery, Pathology and Medicine, University of Natal and King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Madiba
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Rughubar
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Haffejee
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Motala
mesh_terms: 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